Measure word
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested
Stroke order
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Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
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Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
设
These are the forms of 設, the traditional character: 设 is a twentieth-century simplification, found in no ancient corpus.
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Small seal script -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 6 forms
备
These are the forms of 備, the traditional character: 备 is a twentieth-century simplification, found in no ancient corpus.
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 17 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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中国采取的报复性关税措施降低了大豆等农作物的需求和整体价格，最终影响了农民的收入，迫使许多农民一时无法购买大型、昂贵的设备。
Retaliatory tariffs by China have decreased demand and overall prices for crops like soybeans, ultimately affecting a farmer’s bottom line, forcing many to hold off purchasing large, expensive equipment.
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小心，这个设备很贵的。
Be careful. That's an expensive piece of equipment.
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生意停顿了以后，许多公共浴堂都添置了桑拿浴室、健身器材等的新设备，希望能吸引多点人来光顾。
After business came to a halt, many bathhouses added new facilities, such as saunas and exercise equipment, in an effort to attract customers.
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设备是便携的。
The device is portable.
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这房间的通风设备很好。
This room has fine ventilation.
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这是台旧设备。
This is an old device.
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这间医院有很多新设备。
This hospital has a lot of new equipment.
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远离电器设备。
Keep away from the electrical equipment.