特设

特設

tèshè

verb

Meanings

1 to set up specially
2 ad hoc
3 specially established

Characters

to set up / establish

Examples

联合国特设了一个调查委员会。

Liánhéguó tèshèle yī gè diàochá wěiyuánhuì.

The UN set up an ad hoc commission of inquiry.

为应对疫情，政府特设了应急小组。

Wèi yìngduì yìqíng, zhèngfǔ tèshèle yìngjí xiǎozǔ.

To respond to the epidemic, the government specially established an emergency team.

Tips

usage

特设 is the standard Chinese rendering of Latin 'ad hoc' in legal, UN, and government contexts — e.g. 特设法庭 (ad hoc tribunal), 特设委员会 (ad hoc committee). It functions both as a verb ('to specially set up') and an attributive ('ad hoc').

Stroke Order

特 tè

设 shè