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秩序

zhìxù

order, discipline

People stand in a neat line at an entrance
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Characters in this word

秩 zhì

Strokes
10
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 失 to lose
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 秩

序 xù

Strokes
7
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 予 to give
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 序

Example phrases

  • 演出结束后,工作人员维持现场秩序,引导观众有序离场。 Yǎnchū jiéshù hòu, gōngzuò rényuán wéichí xiànchǎng zhìxù, yǐndǎo guānzhòng yǒuxù líchǎng. After the performance ended, staff maintained order at the scene and guided the audience to leave in an orderly way.
  • 同学们排好队,秩序井然地走进教室。 Tóngxuémen pái hǎo duì, zhìxù jǐngrán de zǒu jìn jiàoshì. The students lined up and walked into the classroom in good order.
  • 车多的路口,交警负责维持交通秩序。 Chē duō de lùkǒu, jiāojǐng fùzé wéichí jiāotōng zhìxù. At busy junctions, traffic police are responsible for keeping traffic in order.

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