秩序 zhìxù order
order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
How to remember 秩序: 秩 order + 序 order = order.
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How it is used
- Order / orderliness in a group or place - 维持秩序 (wéichí zhìxù) keep order, 社会秩序 (shèhuì zhìxù) social order.
- About proper arrangement and no chaos among people/systems; contrast 顺序 (shùnxù, the sequence/order of items).
- Formal, civic and organizational register.