安装
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
安装 (ānzhuāng) · to install
安装 (ānzhuāng) means “to install; to set up”. It is written with 2 characters: 安 (safe) + 装 (to put in). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 安装 is built
The characters
安 ān · safe
What 安 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 safe in a house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
装 zhuāng · to put in
What 装 is made of
- 壮zhuàng — big
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 士shì — scholar
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 壮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
工人来家里安装空调。Gōngrén lái jiā li ānzhuāng kōngtiáo.A worker came to install the air conditioner.
新电脑要安装什么？Xīn diànnǎo yào ānzhuāng shénme?What needs to be installed on the new computer?
Questions about 安装
What does 安装 mean?
安装 (ānzhuāng) means “to install; to set up”.
How do you pronounce 安装?
安装 is pronounced ānzhuāng.
Which HSK level is 安装?
安装 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 安静ānjìngquiet
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 晚安wǎn'āngood night
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 安排ānpáito arrange
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 不安bù'ānuneasy
- 安置ānzhìto place
- 安慰ānwèito comfort
Learn 安装 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.