系

係

xì

noun HSK 4 #2,401

Meanings

1 department; faculty (in a university)
2 system; series
3 to relate to; to be concerned with

Characters

system; to tie; to relate to

Examples

他是中文系的学生。

Tā shì Zhōngwén xì de xuéshēng.

He's a student in the Chinese department.

太阳系有八大行星。

Tàiyáng xì yǒu bā dà xíngxīng.

The solar system has eight planets.

这关系到大家的利益。

Zhè guānxì dào dàjiā de lìyì.

This concerns everyone's interests.

Tips

grammar

系 has two pronunciations: xì (department, system, to relate) and jì (to tie, to fasten): 系鞋带 (jì xiédài, tie shoelaces).

Stroke Order

系 xì