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

HSK 2
Qǐng jiǎnchá nǐ de shǒujī shèzhì.
Please check your phone settings.
HSK 3
Xuéxiào shèzhì le hěnduō xīn kèchéng.
The school set up many new courses.
HSK 4
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