装置

裝置

zhuāngzhì

noun/verb HSK 4 #2,172

Meanings

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

Characters

to install; to fit

to place; to set up

Examples

这个安全装置很重要。

Zhège ānquán zhuāngzhì hěn zhòngyào.

This safety device is very important.

他们在房间里装置了摄像头。

Tāmen zài fángjiān lǐ zhuāngzhì le shèxiàngtóu.

They installed cameras in the room.

这台机器的装置很复杂。

Zhè tái jīqì de zhuāngzhì hěn fùzá.

The device on this machine is complicated.

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

装 zhuāng

置 zhì