制度 zhìdù system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
How to remember 制度: 制 system + 度 degree = system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc).
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How it is used
- A system or institution (rules governing something) - 教育制度 (jiàoyù zhìdù) the education system; 规章制度 (guīzhāng zhìdù) rules and regulations.
- An established framework of rules, political, economic, or organizational; measure word 个.
- Contrast 系统 (xìtǒng, a system as an interconnected whole) - 制度 is a system of rules/institutions, not a technical system.
Example sentences
- 德国在1880年代采取了一种社会保障制度。 Déguó zài 1880niándài cǎiqǔ le yīzhǒng shèhuìbǎozhàng zhìdù.Germany adopted a social security system in the 1880's.