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系

xì · xi/jì · ji

Traditional 係 / 繫

HSK 3 Old HSK 5

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

xì 系

system
department
faculty

xì 係

to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)

jì 繫

to tie
to fasten
to button up

xì 繫

to connect
to arrest
to worry

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In a sentence

2 examples

他(tā)在(zài)大(dà)学(xué)的(de)中(zhōng)文(wén)系(xì)学(xué)习(xí)现(xiàn)代(dài)文(wén)学(xué)。

He studies modern literature in the university's Chinese department.

这(zhè)个(ge)系(xì)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)人(rén)数(shù)比(bǐ)去(qù)年(nián)多(duō)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)。

The number of students in this department is quite a bit higher than last year.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.