HSK 6 · Ideas

体系 tǐxì “system” in Chinese

Traditional 體系

What 体系 means

  1. system
  2. structure
  3. setup

Measure word 个 gè · 一个体系 yí ge tǐxì

How to say 体系

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale体tǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale系xì4th tone, falling

体系 in a sentence

  1. 这个国家的教育体系很完善。

    Zhè ge guójiā de jiàoyù tǐxì hěn wánshàn.

    This country’s education system is very well developed.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 学习语言要建立自己的知识体系。

    Xuéxí yǔyán yào jiànlì zìjǐ de zhīshi tǐxì.

    When learning a language, you need to build your own system of knowledge.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 体系 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 体 (tǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
体tǐbody
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 本root · běn

Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.

The character 系 (xì) with each of its parts in a different colour
系xìto connect
  • 丿slash · piě
  • 糸silk · mìMeaning part

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

How to write 体系

体 7 strokes · 系 7 strokes

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

Words related to 体系

Words with 体

身体shēntǐ · body体育tǐyù · physical training体育馆tǐyùguǎn · gymnasium体会tǐhuì · to know from experience体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体现tǐxiàn · to embody体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself具体jùtǐ · specific集体jítǐ · collective (decision)媒体méitǐ · media

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系领带jì lǐngdài · to tie a tie系列xìliè · series

More words: Ideas & Concepts

天才tiāncái · genius天赋tiānfù · natural talent天堂tiāntáng · heaven条理tiáolǐ · order统筹兼顾tǒngchóujiāngù · to plan as a whole and consider all aspects推理tuīlǐ · reasoning推论tuīlùn · inference途径tújìng · way

FAQs

体系 (tǐxì) means “system” or “structure”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tǐxì: tǐ with a 3rd tone, then xì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 体系 is written 體系. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one system is 一个体系 (yí ge tǐxì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tixi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 体系 from the suggestions. Typing tixi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
体系 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.