Chinese word

秩序

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì xù

Meaning

  • nounorder

Example

请大家遵守秩序。qǐng dà jiā zūn shǒu zhì xù

Everyone, please maintain order.

Illustration for 秩序 (order)

More examples

组织者及时指挥，现场很快恢复了秩序。zǔ zhī zhě jí shí zhǐ huī xiàn chǎng hěn kuài huī fù le zhì xù

The organizer gave directions promptly, and order was quickly restored at the scene.

Core concept

A rule-guided arrangement in which each person, thing, or activity stays in its proper place and relation.

Common phrases

  • 维护秩序wéi hù zhì xù

    maintain order

  • 保持秩序bǎo chí zhì xù

    keep order

  • 遵守秩序zūn shǒu zhì xù

    observe order

Similar words

纪律jì lǜ: The rules that guide proper behavior in a group or organization.
规则guī zé: A rule that sets how an activity or matter should be handled.
程序chéng xù: The prescribed steps and order for completing a task or process.
顺序shùn xù: The sequence in which people, things, or events come one after another.

Definition in Chinese

指社会或场所中按照规则、制度保持的整齐、有序状态。zhǐ shè huì huò cháng suǒ zhōng àn zhào guī zé zhì dù bǎo chí de zhěng qí yǒu xù zhuàng tài

Word origin

秩 (zhì, "rank and regular order") + 序 (xù, "sequence") links proper standing with proper succession, evoking a setting made orderly by rules.

Usage tips

  • English order can suggest tidiness or a command, but this noun commonly names the stable condition of a public setting rather than an instruction or a private habit.

Opposites

Related words

  • 秩序性zhì xù xìngorderlinessnoun

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