设置

設置
shèzhì
verb HSK 4 #4,415

Meanings

  1. 1 to set up; to install
  2. 2 to establish; to configure
  3. 3 settings; configuration

Characters

Both characters relate to placing or arranging something

Examples

Qǐng jiǎnchá nǐ de shǒujī shèzhì.
Please check your phone settings.
Xuéxiào shèzhì le hěn duō xīn kèchéng.
The school set up many new courses.
Nǐ kěyǐ zài shèzhì lǐ xiūgǎi mìmǎ.
You can change your password in settings.

Tips

usage
In tech contexts, 设置 is the standard word for 'settings' — you'll see it in every Chinese phone and computer interface. As a verb, it means to set up or configure something.
usage
Think of 设置 as the Chinese equivalent of the gear icon on your phone — it's the word you'll see when you tap it.

Stroke Order

shè
zhì