Meaning of 设计
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to design; to plan
- design; plan
How to use 设计
设计 works as a verb meaning to design and as a noun meaning a design. It is common for buildings, clothes, products, websites and plans, and it also forms job titles like 设计师 (shèjìshī) designer. Example: 这个房子是他设计的。(Zhège fángzi shì tā shèjì de.) He designed this house.
设 (shè) means to set up and 计 (jì) means to count or plan, and both have the speech radical 讠 on the left. To design something, you first talk it through, set it up, and calculate how it will work.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 设计 (shèjì) and 计划 (jìhuà). 设计 is about the form or structure of something, while 计划 is a plan of actions or a schedule, so say 旅行计划, not 旅行设计. Also keep both tones falling: shè and jì are both fourth tone.
设计 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
设 shè · to set up · 6 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
计 jì · to calculate · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 设计.
| 计划 | jìhuà | plan; project |
| 计算机 | jìsuànjī | computer; (Tw) calculator |
| 设备 | shèbèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 计算 | jìsuàn | to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over |
| 建设 | jiànshè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 预计 | yùjì | to forecast; to predict |
| 设立 | shèlì | to set up; to establish |
| 设置 | shèzhì | to set up; to install |
| 设施 | shèshī | facilities; installation |
| 会计 | kuàijì | accountant; accountancy |
| 统计 | tǒngjì | statistics; to count |
| 估计 | gūjì | to estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...) |
Questions about 设计
What does 设计 mean?
设计 (shèjì) means "to design; to plan; design; plan" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 设计?
设计 is made of 2 characters: 设 (6 strokes), 计 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 设计 an HSK word?
Yes. 设计 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 设计 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 设计 is written 設計.
Can 设计 mean to set someone up or trap them?
Yes, in informal speech 设计 can mean to scheme against someone, as in 他被人设计了 (tā bèi rén shèjì le), he was set up. Context makes this meaning clear, and it is less common than the design meaning.
How do I say graphic designer or fashion designer in Chinese?
Add the field before 设计师 (shèjìshī). A graphic designer is 平面设计师 (píngmiàn shèjìshī) and a fashion designer is 服装设计师 (fúzhuāng shèjìshī).