Chinese word

程序

Pronunciation

Pinyinchéng xù

Meaning

  • nounprocedure

Example

请按程序办理。qǐng àn chéng xù bàn lǐ

Please follow the procedure.

Illustration for 程序 (procedure)

More examples

我们需要制定新的操作程序。wǒ men xū yào zhì dìng xīn de cāo zuò chéng xù

We need to establish a new operating procedure.

Core concept

An ordered framework that directs how a task or system proceeds.

Common phrases

  • 遵守程序zūn shǒu chéng xù

    follow the procedure

  • 简化程序jiǎn huà chéng xù

    simplify the procedure

  • 制定程序zhì dìng chéng xù

    establish a procedure

Similar words

步骤bù zhòu: A single, concrete step taken while doing a task.
流程liú chéng: The complete flow of work as it moves through its different stages.
顺序shùn xù: The order in which things are arranged or happen.

Definition in Chinese

按一定顺序组织起来的各个步骤或环节，用于完成某项工作或任务。àn yí dìng shùn xù zǔ zhī qǐ lái de gè gè bù zhòu huò huán jié yòng yú wán chéng mǒu xiàng gōng zuò huò rèn wù

Word origin

程序 (chéngxù, "procedure") joins 程 (chéng, "stage or course") with 序 (xù, "order"), giving the word a built-in idea of progress through arranged stages.

Usage tips

  • In notices and workplace speech, this word often points to the approved sequence for handling a matter, so it can sound more formal than a casual description of how something is done.

Other meanings

  • ordernoun
  • programnoun

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