设 meaning in English

shè

to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 設6 strokes

Meaning of 设

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Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā设shè法fǎ在zài天tiān黑hēi前qián回huí家jiā。

He managed to get home before dark.

我wǒ设shè法fǎ让ràng他tā明míng白bái了le。

I managed to make him understand it.

贝bèi蒂dì总zǒng是shì设shè法fǎ得dé到dào她tā想xiǎng要yào的de东dōng西xī。

Betty always managed to get what she wanted.

她tā想xiǎng方fāng设shè法fǎ以yǐ一yī己jǐ之zhī力lì完wán成chéng了le工gōng作zuò。

She managed to finish the work on her own.

他tā们men设shè法fǎ控kòng制zhì你nǐ。

They're trying to control you.

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Words that share a character with 设.

设计	shèjì	to design; to plan; design; plan
设备	shèbèi	equipment; facilities; installations
建设	jiànshè	to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
设立	shèlì	to set up; to establish
设置	shèzhì	to set up; to install
设施	shèshī	facilities; installation
设想	shèxiǎng	to imagine; to assume
设计师	shèjìshī	designer; architect
开设	kāishè	to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
假设	jiǎshè	to suppose; to presume
设法	shèfǎ	to try; to make an attempt
设定	shèdìng	to set (a goal, rule, limit, parameter etc); to specify; (computing) settings

What does 设 mean?

设 (shè) means "to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 设?

设 is made of 1 character: 设 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 设 an HSK word?

Yes. 设 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 设 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 设 is written 設.