设定 (設定)
shè dìng
Pinyin
Definition
设定 (設定)
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- to set
- to set up
- to install
- setting
- preferences
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surely
- 2 certainly
- 3 necessarily
- 4 fixed
- 5 a certain (extent etc)
- 6 given
- 7 particular
- 8 must
- 1 binding (loanword)
- 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
- 1 to be certain
- 2 to be positive
- 3 assuredly
- 4 definitely
- 5 to give recognition
- 6 to affirm
- 7 affirmative (answer)
- 1 to foreordain
- 2 to be bound to
- 3 to be destined to
- 4 to be doomed to
- 5 inevitably
Idioms (17)
一言为定
- 1 (idiom) it's a deal
- 2 that's settled then
人定胜天
- 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
命中注定
- 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
- 2 destined
- 3 fated
尘埃落定
- 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- 2 fig. to get sorted out
- 3 to be finalized
定于一尊
- 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
- 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
Sample Sentences
我当然看了!设定很有创意,想象有一天太阳会爆炸,人类要把地球推向其他星系。
Of course I’ve watched it! A creative setting where it imagines that the sun will explode and humans will push the earth towards other galaxies.
设定好啦,来试试看。
It's set now, come and try.
还好政府设定了最低工资标准,起码可以保障温饱。
哎,其实我觉得两个人在一起最重要的还是要有好朋友的感觉,你设定了这么多理想男人的条件,反而限制了自己。总之找男朋友不能太理想化,因为世界上没有完美的人。
Ah, actually, I think that for two people to be together, the most important thing is that they feel like friends. You've set so many conditions for your ideal man, but actually, you've limited yourself. To sum things up, you can't be too idealistic when you're looking for a boyfriend, because there are no perfect people on Earth.