Chinese word

制度

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì dù

Meaning

  • nounsystem

Example

这个制度对员工很公平吗？zhè ge zhì dù duì yuán gōng hěn gōng píng ma

Is this system fair to employees?

Illustration for 制度 (system)

More examples

员工要遵守制度，保证工作正常进行。yuán gōng yào zūn shǒu zhì dù bǎo zhèng gōng zuò zhèng cháng jìn xíng

Employees must follow the system to ensure that work proceeds normally.

Core concept

The rule-based structure that connects members, duties, rights, and daily operations into an orderly whole.

Common phrases

  • 遵守制度zūn shǒu zhì dù

    follow the system

  • 违反制度wéi fǎn zhì dù

    violate the system

  • 执行制度zhí xíng zhì dù

    implement the system

Similar words

规定guī dìng: States an official rule or procedure for carrying out a particular action.
规则guī zé: Governs the proper order or way to act in a group or activity.
法律fǎ lǜ: Sets out a formal rule made by the state that may bring penalties when broken.

Definition in Chinese

在社会或组织中，为规范成员行为、明确权责并维持运作而制定的一套规则与安排。zài shè huì huò zǔ zhī zhōng wèi guī fàn chéng yuán xíng wéi míng què quán zé bìng wéi chí yùn zuò ér zhì dìng de yí tào guī zé yǔ ān pái

Word origin

制 (zhì, "regulate") combines with 度 (dù, "standard or measure") to express standards that regulate an organized group.

Usage tips

  • In everyday discussion, this word can refer to both a written arrangement and the way it operates in practice, so a fairness question may concern the rule itself or its application.

Other meanings

  • structurenoun
  • mechanismnoun

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