制度
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
制度 (zhìdù) · system
制度 (zhìdù) means “system; rules”. It is written with 2 characters: 制 (system) + 度 (degree). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 制度 is built
The characters
制 zhì · system
What 制 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 巾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
度 dù · degree
What 度 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司有新的休假制度。Gōngsī yǒu xīn de xiūjià zhìdù.The company has a new leave system.
这个制度对员工有利。Zhège zhìdù duì yuángōng yǒulì.This system benefits the employees.
Questions about 制度
What does 制度 mean?
制度 (zhìdù) means “system; rules”.
How do you pronounce 制度?
制度 is pronounced zhìdù.
Which HSK level is 制度?
制度 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 制作zhìzuòto make
- 复制fùzhìto copy
- 限制xiànzhìto limit
- 研制yánzhìto develop
- 制订zhìdìngto work out
- 控制kòngzhìto control
- 抵制dǐzhìto boycott
- 遏制èzhìto curb
Learn 制度 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.