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HSK
to design; to plan / design; plan
HSK 3
to model; to shape / appearance; style; design; form; pose
HSK 4
design; pattern
HSK 4
pattern / style / design / CL: 種|种
HSK 7-9
blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper
HSK 7-9
decorative design
HSK 7-9
to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition
HSK 7-9
to show ingenuity / (of a design) clever / brilliantly conceived
HSK 7-9
art design / art designer
interior design
to finalize (a design etc) / stereotype / permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)
tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric
(cartography) to make a map / (architecture etc) to draft; to draw (blueprints) / (graphic design) to create graphics
variety / design and color / suit (cards)
ornamental design
(of a device) designed to accept a cassette, cartridge or canister (loanword from "cassette") / designed to have a card or ticket inserted (also written 插卡式) (loanword from "card")
gradual change / (graphic design) gradient
industrial design
(of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-shirt etc)
backlighting (lighting design)
dragon (as a decorative design)
computer-aided design
rounded embroidery design
CAD computer-aided design
vehicle designed for use in snow (sled, sleigh, bobsled, snowmobile etc)
(printing) proof; specimen page / sample photograph / (fashion design) pattern sheet
nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan
seam; stitching / decorative trim; molding (used to conceal joints in architecture or interior design)
kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
title design
floor with tiled design
manuscript (of a book etc) / sketch (of a design etc)
computer-aided design and drawing
form / structure / design
form / shape / structure / design
(of a shoe) designed to be worn on a specific foot – either the left or the right
sinister design / ulterior motive
to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism; bionic; biomimetic
veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric
web design
path taken by people moving through a space; flowline (in architecture, interior design, urban planning etc)
the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定) / (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public / public persona
look / external appearance / design / overall brand look or logo that can be patented
product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas
graphic design
custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)
to make modifications to a product's model or design
(publishing) layout and graphics / graphic design / art editor / graphic designer
intelligent design (religion)
design norm / planning regulations
Xuexi Qiangguo, PRC app designed to teach Xi Jinping Thought, released in 2019
(of a device, e.g. public telephone, ticket inspection machine) designed to have a card or ticket inserted
chair designed to fit in corner of a room
Bauhaus (German school of modern architecture and design)
kansei engineering (product design that aims to engender specific subjective responses in the consumer) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 感性工学 "kansei kougaku")
creative industries (design, music, publishing etc) (abbr. for 文化創意產業|文化创意产业)
landscape design
Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰 irrigation system in Sichuan
(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤 and designed to go viral
design of a learning environment for young children, incorporating artwork designed to appeal to them (abbr. to 環創|环创)
network design / network plan
(publishing) (abbr. for 美術編輯|美术编辑) layout and graphics / graphic design / art editor / graphic designer
design process
(turbomachinery design) anti-surge
designed to be torn off along a line of perforations


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