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设备

shè bèi · she bei

Traditional 設備

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. equipment; facilities; installations
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The wrong plug

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，会议室(huìyìshì)的(de)设备(shèbèi)都(dōu)准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, is all the equipment in the meeting room ready?

  2. Dengdeng

    准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)，电脑(diànnǎo)和(hé)话筒(huàtǒng)都(dōu)在(zài)。

    It is ready. The computer and the microphone are there.

  3. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)设备(shèbèi)怎么(zěnme)开(kāi)？

    How do I turn this equipment on?

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)设备(shèbèi)要(yào)先(xiān)插电(chādiàn)。

    This equipment needs to be plugged in first.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)插(chā)了(le)，可是(kěshì)还(hái)不(bù)亮(liàng)。

    I plugged it in, but it is still not lit.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)插(chā)的(de)是(shì)台灯(táidēng)的(de)插头(chātóu)！

    You plugged in the desk lamp's plug!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)间(jiān)医(yī)院(yuàn)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)新(xīn)设(shè)备(bèi)。

This hospital has a lot of new equipment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

实(shí)验(yàn)室(shì)的(de)设(shè)备(bèi)太(tài)旧(jiù)了(le)，需(xū)要(yào)尽(jǐn)快(kuài)更(gēng)换(huàn)。

The lab's equipment is too old and needs to be replaced as soon as possible.

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设
shè

to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if

备
bèi

(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; in every possible way

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