HSK 5 · Science

程序 chéngxù “procedures” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 程序 means

  1. procedures
  2. sequence
  3. order
  4. computer programme

How to say 程序

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale程chéng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale序xù4th tone, falling

程序 in a sentence

  1. 程序 also means a computer “program”

    假如你没有这个程序，你现在就可以去下载。

    Jiǎrú nǐ méiyǒu zhè ge chéngxù, nǐ xiànzài jiù kěyǐ qù xiàzài.

    If you don’t have this program, you can go and download it now.

    Sentence #478786 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 程序 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 程 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
程chéngrule
  • 禾grain · héMeaning part
  • 呈to petition · chéngSound part

禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 呈 (chéng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chéng.

The character 序 (xù) with each of its parts in a different colour
序xùorder; sequence
  • 广shelter · guǎngMeaning part
  • 予to give · yúSound part

广 hints at the meaning (shelter); 予 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with xù.

How to write 程序

程 12 strokes · 序 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

程序 (chéngxù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 程序 (chéngxù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 程序

Words with 程

过程guòchéng · course of events课程kèchéng · course日程rìchéng · schedule程度chéngdù · degree工程师gōngchéngshī · engineer章程zhāngchéng · regulations启程qǐchéng · to set out (on a journey)专程zhuānchéng · specially (making a special trip)里程碑lǐchéngbēi · milestone

Words with 序

顺序shùnxù · sequence秩序zhìxù · order (orderly state)次序cìxù · order序言xùyán · preface循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìn · to progress step by step

More words: Science & Technology

充电器chōngdiànqì · battery charger电池diànchí · battery复制fùzhì · to duplicate机器jīqì · machine正负zhèngfù · positive and negative直径zhíjìng · diameter指令zhǐlìng · instruction智能zhìnéng · smart

FAQs

程序 (chéngxù) means “procedures” or “sequence”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it chéngxù: chéng with a 2nd tone, then xù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 程序 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chengxu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 程序 from the suggestions. Typing chengxu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
程序 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.