HSK 5 · Verbs

系领带 jì lǐngdài “to tie a tie” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 系领带 means

  1. to tie a tie

How to say 系领带

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale系jì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale领lǐng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale带dài4th tone, falling

系领带 in a sentence

  1. 我是不会系领带的。

    Wǒ shì bú huì jì lǐngdài de.

    I’m not going to wear a tie.

    Sentence #3671667 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 汤姆不会系领带。

    Tāngmǔ bú huì jì lǐngdài.

    Tom can’t tie a tie.

    Sentence #4844847 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 系领带 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 系 (xì) with each of its parts in a different colour
系jìto tie
  • 丿slash · piě
  • 糸silk · mìMeaning part

Memory aidPicture silk threads 糸 hanging from a hand 丿: to tie, a link, a system.

The character 领 (lǐng) with each of its parts in a different colour
领lǐngneck
  • 令command · língSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 令 (líng) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐng.

The character 带 (dài) with each of its parts in a different colour
带dàiband
  • 卅thirty · sà
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 巾napkin · jīn

Memory aidDrawn from a belt with cloth 巾 hanging from it: a belt, to carry.

How to write 系领带

系 7 strokes · 领 11 strokes · 带 9 strokes

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

Words related to 系领带

Words with 系

没关系méi guānxi · it’s okay关系guānxi · relation联系liánxì · to contact系xì · (university) department系统xìtǒng · system体系tǐxì · system系列xìliè · series

Words with 领

领导lǐngdǎo · leader本领běnlǐng · skill领域lǐngyù · domain领土lǐngtǔ · territory领会lǐnghuì · to understand领悟lǐngwù · to comprehend带领dàilǐng · to lead领先lǐngxiān · to lead率领shuàilǐng · to lead纲领gānglǐng · guiding principles

Words with 带

带dài · band带来dàilái · to bring (about)带领dàilǐng · to lead携带xiédài · to carry (on one’s person)温带wēndài · temperate zone磁带cídài · cassette tape

More words: Common Verbs

握手wòshǒu · to shake hands限制xiànzhì · to restrict吸收xīshōu · to absorb系xì · (university) department吓xià · to frighten显得xiǎnde · to seem显示xiǎnshì · to show相处xiāngchǔ · to get along (with someone)

FAQs

系领带 (jì lǐngdài) means “to tie a tie”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jì lǐngdài: jì with a 4th tone, then lǐng with a 3rd tone, then dài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 系领带 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jilingdai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 系领带 from the suggestions. Typing jilingdai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
系领带 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.