设

shè · she

Traditional 設

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to set up; to put in place
  2. (math.) given; suppose; if

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)设(shè)了(le)个(gè)陷(xiàn)阱(jǐng)来(lái)抓(zhuā)狐(hú)狸(li)。

We set a trap to catch a fox.

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02

设(shè)这(zhè)个(gè)长(cháng)方(fāng)形(xíng)的(de)长(cháng)为(wéi)五(wǔ)厘(lí)米(mǐ),宽(kuān)为(wéi)三(sān)厘(lí)米(mǐ)。

Suppose the length of this rectangle is five centimeters and the width is three centimeters.

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