摆设
bǎi shè
Pinyin

Definition

摆设
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bǎi shè
  1. to arrange
  2. to set out
  3. to decorate
  4. to display
  5. decorative items

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

建设
jiàn shè
  1. 1 to build
  2. 2 to construct
  3. 3 construction
  4. 4 constructive
摆
bǎi
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to exhibit
  3. 3 to move to and fro
  4. 4 a pendulum
摆脱
bǎi tuō
  1. 1 to break away from
  2. 2 to cast off (old ideas etc)
  3. 3 to get rid of
  4. 4 to break away (from)
  5. 5 to break out (of)
  6. 6 to free oneself from
  7. 7 to extricate oneself
设备
shè bèi
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 facilities
  3. 3 installations
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
设置
shè zhì
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to install
设计
shè jì
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 design
  3. 3 to design
  4. 4 to plan
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
设计师
shè jì shī
  1. 1 designer
  2. 2 architect
下摆
xià bǎi
  1. 1 hem of a skirt
  2. 2 shirt tail
假设
jiǎ shè
  1. 1 to suppose
  2. 2 to presume
  3. 3 to assume
  4. 4 supposing that ...
  5. 5 if
  6. 6 hypothesis
  7. 7 conjecture
停摆
tíng bǎi
  1. 1 (of a pendulum) to stop swinging
  2. 2 (of work, production, activities etc) to come to a halt
  3. 3 to be suspended
  4. 4 to be canceled
  5. 5 shutdown
  6. 6 (sports) lockout
大摇大摆
dà yáo dà bǎi
  1. 1 to strut
  2. 2 swaggering
建设性
jiàn shè xìng
  1. 1 constructive
  2. 2 constructiveness
摇摆
yáo bǎi
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to wobble
  3. 3 to waver
摇摆不定
yáo bǎi bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive
  2. 2 wavering
摆出
bǎi chū
  1. 1 to assume
  2. 2 to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc)
  3. 3 to bring out for display
摆动
bǎi dòng
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to swing
  3. 3 to move back and forth
  4. 4 to oscillate
摆地摊
bǎi dì tān
  1. 1 lit. to set up a stall on the ground
  2. 2 fig. to start up a new business
摆布
bǎi bù
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to order about
  3. 3 to manipulate
摆平
bǎi píng
  1. 1 to be fair
  2. 2 to be impartial
  3. 3 to settle (a matter etc)
摆弄
bǎi nòng
  1. 1 to move back and forth
  2. 2 to fiddle with

Idioms (5)

天造地设
tiān zào dì shè
  1. 1 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
  2. 2 ideal
  3. 3 perfect
  4. 4 (of a match) made in heaven
  5. 5 to be made for one another
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. 1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 2 to try this, that and the other
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi
  1. 1 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
  2. 2 superficial display (idiom)

Sample Sentences

法国人觉得用餐礼仪很重要，例如用餐前尽量别移动桌上的摆设，服务生会为你服务。
Fǎguórén juéde yòngcān lǐyí hěn zhòngyào ，lìrú yòngcān qián jǐnliàng bié yídòng zhuō shàng de bǎishè ，fúwùshēng huì wèi nǐ fúwù 。
French people think that table manners are very important, such as not moving the decoration on the table before eating because the waiter will serve you.
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我在布置房间啊，听说我这屋风水不好，我得改变下室内摆设转转运气。
wǒ zài bùzhì fángjiān a ，tīngshuō wǒ zhè wū fēngshuǐ bù hǎo ，wǒ děi gǎibiàn xià shìnèi bǎishè zhuǎnzhuan yùnqi 。
I'm decorating the room! I heard the fengshui in this room was no good. I need to turn the luck around in here, by rearranging the furnishings.
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车买了就要开，又不是拿来做摆设。
chē mǎi le jiùyào kāi ，yòu bù shì nálái zuò bǎishè 。
Once you've bought a car, you need to drive it! You don't just get it to be a decoration.
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