Chinese Conversation · Level 39
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Chinese word
系统
Pronunciation
Pinyinxì tǒng
Meaning
- nounsystem
Example
这个系统运行得很稳定。zhè ge xì tǒng yùn xíng de hěn wěn dìng
This system works very reliably.
More examples
公司决定更新系统以提高效率。gōng sī jué dìng gēng xīn xì tǒng yǐ tí gāo xiào lǜ
The company decided to update the system to improve efficiency.
Core concept
A network of connected parts or rules that produces an orderly result.
Common phrases
操作系统cāo zuò xì tǒng
operating system
信息系统xìn xī xì tǒng
information system
系统维护xì tǒng wéi hù
system maintenance
Similar words
体系tǐ xì: A coherent framework in which related elements form an organized whole.
结构jié gòu: The arrangement and pattern of parts and the ways they are connected.
组织zǔ zhī: A group arranged by roles so people or departments can work together.
制度zhì dù: An established set of rules and procedures used in an organization or society.
Definition in Chinese
由相互依存的部分组成，形成具有规则和功能的整体结构。yóu xiāng hù yī cún de bù fèn zǔ chéng xíng chéng jù yǒu guī zé hé gōng néng de zhéng tǐ jié gòu
Word origin
系统 (xìtǒng, "system") is formed from 系 (xì, "connection") and 统 (tǒng, "bring together"), so its structure suggests connected elements governed as one.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, the topic often identifies the kind of system, so phrases about software, transport, or education make the intended meaning clearer than system alone.
Other meanings
- system of rulesnoun
Opposites
- 混乱hùn luànchaosnoun
Related words
- 子系统zi xì tǒngsubsystemnoun
- 系统化xì tǒng huàsystematizeverb
- 系统工程xì tǒng gōng chéngsystems engineeringnoun