Meaning of 配置
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to deploy
- to allocate
- configuration
- allocation
How to use 配置
配置 is used for allocating resources or personnel, and very often for the configuration or specs of computers, phones, and cars. It works as a verb and as a noun. Example: 这台电脑的配置很高。(Zhè tái diànnǎo de pèizhì hěn gāo.) This computer has a high-end configuration.
配 (pèi) means to match or fit together, and 置 (zhì) means to place or put. So 配置 is placing things so they match their purpose, like putting the right parts in the right spots.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 配置 with 设置 (shèzhì). 设置 is setting options yourself, like 手机设置 (phone settings), while 配置 describes what something is equipped with or how resources are allocated. Also keep the fourth tones on both syllables: pèi and zhì.
Stroke order for each character
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配 pèi · to join · 10 strokes
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置 zhì · to install · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 配置.
| 配合 | pèihé | matching; fitting in with |
| 分配 | fēnpèi | to distribute; to assign |
| 位置 | wèizhì | position; place |
| 装置 | zhuāngzhì | to install; installation |
| 设置 | shèzhì | to set up; to install |
| 布置 | bùzhì | to arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc) |
| 安置 | ānzhì | to find a place for; to help settle down |
| 支配 | zhīpèi | to control; to dominate |
| 配备 | pèibèi | to allocate; to provide |
| 配套 | pèitào | to form a complete set; compatible |
| 搭配 | dāpèi | to pair up; to match |
| 难以置信 | nányǐ-zhìxìn | (idiom) hard to believe; incredible |
Questions about 配置
What does 配置 mean?
配置 (pèizhì) means "to deploy; to allocate" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 配置?
配置 is made of 2 characters: 配 (10 strokes), 置 (13 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 配置 an HSK word?
Yes. 配置 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say a computer or phone has good specs in Chinese?
Say 配置高 (pèizhì gāo) for high specs and 配置低 (pèizhì dī) for low specs. You can also say 高配 (gāopèi) and 低配 (dīpèi) for high-end and basic versions of a product.
What does 资源配置 mean?
资源配置 (zīyuán pèizhì) means the allocation of resources. It is a common phrase in economics, business, and government reports, as in 优化资源配置 (yōuhuà zīyuán pèizhì), to optimize resource allocation.