系列
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
系列 (xìliè) · series
系列 (xìliè) means “series; set”. It is written with 2 characters: 系 (department (of a university)) + 列 (to list). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 系列 is built
The characters
系 xì · department (of a university)
What 系 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: thread (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
列 liè · to list
What 列 is made of
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: line (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他写了一系列有趣的故事。Tā xiě le yī xìliè yǒuqù de gùshi.He wrote a series of interesting stories.
你看过这个系列的电影吗？Nǐ kàn guo zhègè xìliè de diànyǐng ma?Have you seen this series of films?
Questions about 系列
What does 系列 mean?
系列 (xìliè) means “series; set”.
How do you pronounce 系列?
系列 is pronounced xìliè.
Which HSK level is 系列?
系列 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 关系guānxirelationship
- 联系liánxìto contact
- 系统xìtǒngsystem
- 系领带jì lǐngdàito tie a necktie
- 体系tǐxìsystem
- 系xìdepartment (of a university)
- 列车lièchētrain
- 列入lièrùto include (in a list or plan)
- 列为lièwéito be listed as
Learn 系列 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.