装置

裝置
zhuāngzhì
noun/verb HSK 4 #2,172

Meanings

  1. 1 device; equipment; apparatus
  2. 2 to install; to set up

Examples

HSK 2
Zhège ānquán zhuāngzhì hěn zhòngyào.
This safety device is very important.
HSK 3
Zhè tái jīqì de zhuāngzhì hěn fùzá.
The device on this machine is complicated.
HSK 5
Tāmen zài fángjiān lǐ zhuāngzhì le shèxiàngtóu.
They installed cameras in the room.

Tips

usage
As a noun, 装置 refers to a specific device or apparatus (more technical than 设备). As a verb, it means 'to install' but is less common than 安装 (ānzhuāng) in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

zhuāng
zhì