Usage note
安装表示把东西装好并放到合适的位置。
ān zhuāng biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī zhuāng hǎo bìng fàng dào hé shì de wèi zhì。
安装 means to set up or fit something in place.
Context note
安装常用于机器、软件和设备。
ān zhuāng cháng yòng yú jī qì 、 ruǎn jiàn hé shè bèi。
It is often used for machines, software, and equipment.
5 examples
请安装这个软件。
qǐng ān zhuāng zhè ge ruǎn jiàn。
Please install this software.
师傅正在安装空调。
shī fu zhèng zài ān zhuāng kōng tiáo。
The worker is installing the air conditioner.
电脑已经安装好了。
diàn nǎo yǐ jīng ān zhuāng hǎo le。
The computer has already been installed.
这台机器需要安装。
zhè tái jī qì xū yào ān zhuāng。
This machine needs to be installed.
安装前先看说明书。
ān zhuāng qián xiān kàn shuō míng shū。
Read the instructions before installing.
5 mini stories
周末他们来安装新电视。
zhōu mò tā men lái ān zhuāng xīn diàn shì。
They came on the weekend to install the new TV.
老师教大家安装学习软件。
lǎo shī jiào dà jiā ān zhuāng xué xí ruǎn jiàn。
The teacher taught everyone how to install study software.
安装完成后，房间变得更舒服。
ān zhuāng wán chéng hòu， fáng jiān biàn de gèng shū fú。
After the installation, the room became more comfortable.
他自己安装了一个灯。
tā zì jǐ ān zhuāng le yí gè dēng。
He installed a light himself.
安装过程很顺利。
ān zhuāng guò chéng hěn shùn lì。
The installation process went smoothly.
Mini dialogue
新书架
A
爸爸在做什么？
Bàba zài zuò shénme?
What is Dad doing?
B
他在安装一个新的书架。
Tā zài ānzhuāng yī ge xīn de shūjià.
He is installing a new bookshelf.
帮忙
A
你会安装这个玩具吗？
Nǐ huì ānzhuāng zhège wánjù ma?
Can you install this toy?
B
我看看说明书，我们一起安装吧。
Wǒ kànkan shuōmíngshū, wǒmen yīqǐ ānzhuāng ba.
Let me look at the instructions, let's install it together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
组装
zǔ zhuāng
assemble
组装 is used for putting parts together, like furniture; 安装 is often for software or fixed equipment.
opposite
拆卸
chāi xiè
uninstall / take apart
拆卸 means to remove or take down something that was installed.