设定
shè dìng
Pinyin

Definition

设定
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shè dìng
  1. to set
  2. to set up
  3. to install
  4. setting
  5. preferences

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
决定
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
  5. 5 certainly
绑定
bǎng dìng
  1. 1 binding (loanword)
  2. 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
肯定
kěn dìng
  1. 1 to be certain
  2. 2 to be positive
  3. 3 assuredly
  4. 4 definitely
  5. 5 to give recognition
  6. 6 to affirm
  7. 7 affirmative (answer)
注定
zhù dìng
  1. 1 to foreordain
  2. 2 to be bound to
  3. 3 to be destined to
  4. 4 to be doomed to
  5. 5 inevitably
不一定
bù yī dìng
  1. 1 not necessarily
  2. 2 maybe
不定
bù dìng
  1. 1 indefinite
  2. 2 indeterminate
  3. 3 (botany) adventitious
保定
Bǎo dìng
  1. 1 Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
制定
zhì dìng
  1. 1 to draw up
  2. 2 to formulate
协定
xié dìng
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 accord
  3. 3 to reach an agreement
否定
fǒu dìng
  1. 1 to negate
  2. 2 to deny
  3. 3 to reject
  4. 4 negative (answer)
  5. 5 negation
固定
gù dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to fasten
  3. 3 to set rigidly in place
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 set
  6. 6 regular
坚定
jiān dìng
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 steady
  3. 3 staunch
  4. 4 resolute
坚定不移
jiān dìng bù yí
  1. 1 unswerving
  2. 2 unflinching
安定
Ān dìng
  1. 1 Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
定
dìng
  1. 1 to set
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to determine
  4. 4 to decide
  5. 5 to order
定位
dìng wèi
  1. 1 to orientate
  2. 2 to position
  3. 3 to categorize (as)
  4. 4 to characterize (as)
  5. 5 positioning
  6. 6 position
  7. 7 niche
定律
dìng lu:4
  1. 1 scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
  2. 2 (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
定时
dìng shí
  1. 1 to fix a time
  2. 2 fixed time
  3. 3 timed (of explosive etc)
定期
dìng qī
  1. 1 at set dates
  2. 2 at regular intervals
  3. 3 periodic
  4. 4 limited to a fixed period of time
  5. 5 fixed term

Idioms (17)

一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
  2. 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
  1. 1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
  1. 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
气定神闲
qì dìng shén xián
  1. 1 calm and composed (idiom)
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
  1. 1 to oscillate without pause (idiom)
  2. 2 to fluctuate
  3. 3 (of thoughts) to wander
  4. 4 to waver
痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng
  1. 1 to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
  2. 2 to ponder about a painful experience
约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
  1. 1 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
  2. 2 customary convention
举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng
  1. 1 to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
  2. 2 to shilly-shally
盖棺定论
gài guān dìng lùn
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
盖棺论定
gài guān lùn dìng
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
飘忽不定
piāo hū bù dìng
  1. 1 to drift without a resting place (idiom)
  2. 2 roving
  3. 3 errant
  4. 4 vagrant
  5. 5 erratic

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。
wǒ dāngrán kàn le ！shèdìng hěn yǒu chuàngyì ，xiǎngxiàng yǒu yìtiān tàiyang huì bàozhà ，rénlèi yào bǎ dìqiú tuī xiàng qítā xīng xì 。
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.
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设定好啦，来试试看。
shèdìng hǎo la ，lái shìshi kàn 。
It's set now, come and try.
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还好政府设定了最低工资标准，起码可以保障温饱。
hái hǎo zhèngfǔ shèdìng le zuìdī gōngzī biāozhǔn ，qǐmǎ kěyǐ bǎozhàng wēnbǎo 。
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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。
āi ，qíshí wǒ juéde liǎng ge rén zài yīqǐ zuì zhòngyào de hái shì yào yǒu hǎo péngyou de gǎnjué ，nǐ shèdìng le zhème duō lǐxiǎng nánrén de tiáojiàn ，fǎnér xiànzhì le zìjǐ 。zǒngzhī zhǎo nánpéngyou bùnéng tài lǐxiǎnghuà ，yīnwèi shìjiè shàng méiyǒu wánměi de rén 。
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.
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