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装置 (zhuāng zhì) — (verb) to install, to set up; (noun) device, equipment, installation

Definition

装置 is both a noun ('device, installation') and a verb ('to install'). As a noun it emphasizes a complete installed system (like a safety or fire device), broader than 电器 (a single appliance) and more system-oriented than 设备 (general equipment).

verb
to installto set up
noun
deviceequipmentinstallation
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 装置。
    Gōng rén men zhèng zài zhuāng zhì xīn de shēng chǎn xiàn.
    The workers are installing a new production line.
  • 装置。
    Zhè ge ān quán zhuāng zhì néng zì dòng bào jǐng.
    This safety device can automatically sound an alarm.
  • 装置。
    Wǒ men gōng sī fù zé zhěng gè xiāo fáng xì tǒng de zhuāng zhì.
    Our company is responsible for installing the entire fire-fighting system.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

装zhuāngput in
置zhìplace

装 means to put in and 置 means to place; together they refer to installing or the installed equipment.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
罒Written in full as网wǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí置zhì
Same sound today

置 is built from 罒, a net, on top and 直 below; 直 gives the sound.

Open 置 →
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