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(shè jì) - to design, design, plan in Mandarin

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Traditional: 設計

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Translation

to design, design, plan

Word origin

A compound of 设 (shè, to set up, to establish) and 计 (jì, to plan, to calculate), giving the sense of laying out a plan.

Origin
compound
Root
设 (shè, to establish) + 计 (jì, to plan)

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Examples

zuò

He designed this building.

wǎng

We are designing a new website.

Her design is very beautiful.

xiū

This design still needs revising.

He has loved fashion design since he was a child.

设计 (shèjì) means to design or a design, covering everything from buildings to websites to clothing. It combines the ideas of setting something up and planning it out.

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This word is part of lesson 30.