系
jìxìhai HSK1

system

系 (繫) jì frequency
tie verb
to tie or fasten with a cord, rope, or strap

请系好安全带。

qǐng jì hǎo ān​quán​dài.

Please fasten your seatbelt.

button verb
to fasten or do up buttons on clothing

他低头系衬衫的扣子。

tā dī​tóu jì chèn​shān de kòu​zi.

He looked down to button his shirt.

系 (係) xì
bind verb
to tie up or fasten with rope

他将马系在了树干上。

tā jiāng mǎ xì zài le shù​gàn shàng.

He tied the horse to the tree trunk.

relate verb
to connect or relate to

他始终心系祖国的发展。

tā shǐ​zhōng xīn xì zǔ​guó de fā​zhǎn.

He is always concerned about the development of his motherland.

be verb
to be (used in formal or literary contexts)

该项技术系我司自主研发。

gāi xiàng jì​shù xì wǒ​sī zì​zhǔ yán​fā.

This technology was independently developed by our company.

系 (係) hai
to be verb
Cantonese copula equivalent to 'to be' (is/am/are).

我系学生。

wǒ hai xué​sheng.

I am a student.

系 xì
department noun
an academic division within a university or college

他在中文系学习汉语。

tā zài Zhōng​wén xì xué​xí Hàn​yǔ.

He is studying Chinese in the Department of Chinese.

system noun
a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole

太阳系由八大行星组成。

tài​yáng​xì yóu bā dà xíng​xīng zǔ​chéng.

The solar system is composed of eight major planets.

系 (繫) xì
arrest verb
to take someone into custody or imprison

他不幸被系于狱中，无法脱身。

tā bù​xìng bèi xì yú yù​zhōng, wú​fǎ tuō​shēn.

Unfortunately, he was imprisoned and could not get away.

connect verb
to link or establish a connection between things

我们要努力维系这段珍贵的友谊。

wǒ​men yào nǔ​lì wéi xì zhè duàn zhēn​guì de yǒu​yì.

We must work hard to maintain this precious friendship.

worry verb
to be concerned or anxious about someone or something

他虽然身在异乡，但心里始终系着远方的亲人。

tā suī​rán shēn zài yì​xiāng, dàn xīn​li shǐ​zhōng xì zhe yuǎn​fāng de qīn​rén.

Even though he is in a foreign land, his heart is always tied to his relatives far away.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
216th most common 985.9 per million
Movie subtitles
268th most common 626.2 per million appears in 91% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
30.1 per million appears in 11% of films
Written text
268.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
係繫
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+7CFB

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)