系
jì · xì
Traditional: 繫, 係
Meanings of 系 in English
jìHSK 5verbSyllabus #2539
- to tie
- to fasten
- to button up
xìHSK 5nounSyllabus #3226
- system
- department
- faculty
- to connect
- to relate to
- to tie up
- to bind
- to be (literary)
Example sentences
- 我是不会系领带的。wǒ shì bú huì xì lǐng dài de。I won't be wearing a tie.
- 汤姆不会系领带。tāng mǔ bú huì xì lǐng dài。Tom can't tie a tie.
- 汤姆不知道怎么系自己的鞋带。tāng mǔ bù zhī dào zěn me xì zì jǐ de xié dài。Tom doesn't know how to tie his shoes.
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