外观设计

外觀設計

wàiguān shèjì

noun

Meanings

1 exterior design; look (of a product)
2 design patent

Characters

look; appearance

to set up; to plan

Examples

HSK 6

这款手机的外观设计很漂亮。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de wàiguān shèjì hěn piàoliang.

This phone's exterior design is beautiful.

HSK 6

公司为这把新椅子申请了外观设计专利。

Gōngsī wèi zhè bǎ xīn yǐzi shēnqǐng le wàiguān shèjì zhuānlì.

The company applied for a design patent for the new chair.

Tips

usage

Chinese patent law has three kinds of patent: 发明 "invention", 实用新型 "utility model" and 外观设计 "design". A design patent protects only how a product looks, not how it works, and has run for 15 years since 2021.

Stroke Order

外 wài

观 guān

设 shè

计 jì