How common it is
设计 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shè jì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“设计”是一个常用的动词，意思是制定计划或画出草图来创造新的事物。例如，设计师设计房子、衣服或者网站。
“Shè jì” shì yī gè cháng yòng de dòng cí, yì sī shì zhì dìng jì huà huò huà chū cǎo tú lái chuàng zào xīn de shì wù. Lì rú, shè jì shī shè jì fáng zi, yī fu huò zhě wǎng zhàn.
"Design" is a common verb meaning to make plans or sketches to create new things. For example, designers design houses, clothes, or websites.
Context note
在美工课上，老师教我们用彩笔设计贺卡。设计需要想象力和耐心，是一件很有趣的事情。
Zài měi gōng kè shàng, lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men yòng cǎi bǐ shè jì hè kǎ. Shè jì xū yào xiǎng xiàng lì hé nài xīn, shì yī jiàn hěn yǒu qù de shì qíng.
In art class, the teacher taught us to design greeting cards with colored pencils. Designing requires imagination and patience and is a very fun activity.
5 examples
我想为我的房间设计一个新书架。
wǒ xiǎng wèi wǒ de fáng jiān shè jì yí gè xīn shū jià。
I want to design a new bookshelf for my room.
她设计了一件漂亮的连衣裙。
tā shè jì le yí jiàn piào liang de lián yī qún。
She designed a beautiful dress.
这个公园的设计非常环保。
zhè ge gōng yuán de shè jì fēi cháng huán bǎo。
The design of this park is very eco-friendly.
他正在设计一种新的玩具。
tā zhèng zài shè jì yì zhǒng xīn de wán jù。
He is designing a new kind of toy.
我们小组一起设计了一个机器人模型。
wǒ men xiǎo zǔ yì qǐ shè jì le yí gè jī qì rén mó xíng。
Our group together designed a robot model.
5 mini stories
小红喜欢画画，她想设计一个美丽的彩虹花园。她画了很多花朵和小路。
xiǎo hóng xǐ huan huà huà， tā xiǎng shè jì yí gè měi lì de cǎi hóng huā yuán。 tā huà le hěn duō huā duǒ hé xiǎo lù。
Xiaohong likes to draw, she wants to design a beautiful rainbow garden. She drew many flowers and paths.
小明参加学校的科技节，他设计了一架纸飞机。纸飞机飞得非常远。
xiǎo míng cān jiā xué xiào de kē jì jié， tā shè jì le yí jià zhǐ fēi jī。 zhǐ fēi jī fēi dé fēi cháng yuǎn。
Xiaoming participated in the school's science fair, he designed a paper airplane. The paper airplane flew very far.
美术老师让我们设计自己的书包。我画了一个有星星图案的书包。
měi shù lǎo shī ràng wǒ men shè jì zì jǐ de shū bāo。 wǒ huà le yí gè yǒu xīng xīng tú àn de shū bāo。
The art teacher asked us to design our own backpacks. I drew a backpack with star patterns.
姐姐喜欢设计贺卡送给朋友。她用了彩纸和贴纸。
jiě jie xǐ huan shè jì hè kǎ sòng gěi péng yǒu。 tā yòng le cǎi zhǐ hé tiē zhǐ。
My elder sister likes to design greeting cards for friends. She used colored paper and stickers.
爸爸和妈妈一起设计了一个新书架。它又高又结实。
bà ba hé mā ma yì qǐ shè jì le yí gè xīn shū jià。 tā yòu gāo yòu jiē shi。
Dad and mom together designed a new bookshelf. It is tall and sturdy.