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设定

shè dìng · she ding

Traditional 設定

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to set
  2. to set up
  3. to install
  4. setting
  5. preferences
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Silent alarm

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)声音(shēngyīn)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，怎么(zěnme)设定(shèdìng)？

    My phone is too loud. How do I set it?

  2. Liangliang

    在(zài)设置(shèzhì)里(lǐ)，把(bǎ)音量(yīnliàng)设定(shèdìng)成(chéng)三(sān)吧(ba)。

    In settings, set the volume to three.

  3. Dengdeng

    好了(hǎole)，现在(xiànzài)好(hǎo)安静(ānjìng)。

    Done. It is so quiet now.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)呢(ne)？

    What about tomorrow morning's alarm?

  5. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)闹钟(nàozhōng)也(yě)设定(shèdìng)成(chéng)零(líng)了(le)！

    Oh no, I set the alarm to zero too!

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2 examples
01

推(tuī)送(sòng)通(tōng)知(zhī)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，我(wǒ)在(zài)设(shè)定(dìng)里(lǐ)关(guān)掉(diào)了(le)。

There are too many push notifications, so I turned them off in the settings.

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

02

在(zài)你(nǐ)上(shàng)床(chuáng)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)之(zhī)前(qián)，你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)把(bǎ)闹(nào)钟(zhōng)设(shè)定(dìng)好(hǎo)。

You've got to set the alarm clock before you go to bed.

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

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