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程序

chéng xù · cheng xu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. procedures
  2. sequence
  3. order
  4. computer program
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The lunch program

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)一个(yīgè)程序(chéngxù)，会(huì)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)选(xuǎn)午饭(wǔfàn)。

    I wrote a program that helps me choose lunch.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的吗(zhēndema)？这个(zhège)程序(chéngxù)怎么(zěnme)选(xuǎn)？

    Really? How does this program choose?

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)每次(měicì)都(dōu)说(shuō)：吃饺子(chījiǎozi)。

    Every time it says: eat dumplings.

  4. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)程序(chéngxù)里(lǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)只有(zhǐyǒu)饺子(jiǎozi)一个(yīgè)选项(xuǎnxiàng)？

    Is dumplings the only option in your program?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这样(zhèyàng)程序(chéngxù)最(zuì)简单(jiǎndān)，也(yě)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Yes, this way the program is the simplest, and tastiest too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

假(jiǎ)如(rú)你(nǐ)没(méi)有(yǒu)这(zhè)个(ge)程(chéng)序(xù)，你(nǐ)现(xiàn)在(zài)就(jiù)可(kě)以(yǐ)去(qù)下(xià)载(zài)。

If you do not have this program, you can download it now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by biglion · English by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

安(ān)装(zhuāng)这(zhè)个(ge)程(chéng)序(xù)之(zhī)前(qián)，请(qǐng)先(xiān)备(bèi)份(fèn)重(zhòng)要(yào)文(wén)件(jiàn)。

Before installing this program, please back up your important files first.

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程
chéng

rule; order

序
xù

(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial

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