组装

• Pinyin: zǔ zhuāng
• Hanzi breakdown: 组 = 纟+ 且 (thread + moreover — to combine); 装 = 壮 + 衣 (strong + clothing — to fit/pack)

Meaning

To assemble; to put together. Refers to combining parts or components into a complete product or system.

Common in manufacturing, electronics, and engineering contexts. Describes the process of fitting components together to produce a finished item such as furniture, computers, vehicles, or machinery. Used in both industrial and everyday DIY contexts.

Examples

1. 工厂引进了一条全自动机器人组装流水线，将整车组装时间缩短至不足十分钟。 The factory introduced a fully automated robotic assembly line, cutting total vehicle assembly time to under ten minutes.
2. 他按照说明书一步步将零件组装成一台可以正常运行的微型无人机。 Following the manual step by step, he assembled the parts into a miniature drone that could operate normally.
3. 这款平板电脑在本地工厂完成最终组装，再出口至全球各大市场。 This tablet is fully assembled at a local factory before being exported to major markets worldwide.

Usage Guide

Context: manufacturing, electronics, engineering, DIY

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 技术人员需要在无尘车间内完成精密光学仪器的最终组装工序。(Technicians are required to complete the final assembly process of precision optical instruments inside a clean room.)
• 这套家具可以自行组装，附带详细的图解说明书，无需专业工具。(This set of furniture can be self-assembled; it comes with detailed illustrated instructions and requires no professional tools.)

Don't Say

• 组装一个团队 — for forming a team use 组建; 组装 refers specifically to assembling physical components, not people or abstract groups

Origin & History

组 (organise/assemble) + 装 (pack/fit together)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal