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


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