系统 xìtǒng system
How to remember 系统: 系 system + 统 to govern = system.
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How it is used
- A system; also 'systematic' - 操作系统 (cāozuò xìtǒng) operating system; 系统地学习 study systematically.
- Covers technical, biological (消化系统 digestive system), and organizational systems. As an adjective/adverb it means methodical and thorough.
Example sentences
- 系统运行起来了。 Xìtǒng yùnxíng qǐlái le.The system worked.
- 他们已经换了系统。 Tāmen yǐjīng huàn le xìtǒng.They've changed the system.
- 他正在检查电脑的服务系统。 Tā zhèng zài jiǎnchá diànnǎo de fúwù xìtǒng.He's checking the computer's service system.