语系
yǔ xì
Pinyin

Definition

语系
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yǔ xì
  1. language family

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

系
xì
  1. 1 to connect
  2. 2 to relate to
  3. 3 to tie up
  4. 4 to bind
  5. 5 to be (literary)
系列
xì liè
  1. 1 series
  2. 2 set
系统
xì tǒng
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
联系
lián xì
  1. 1 variant of 聯繫|联系[lián xì]
关系
guān xi
  1. 1 relation
  2. 2 relationship
  3. 3 to concern
  4. 4 to affect
  5. 5 to have to do with
  6. 6 guanxi
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
一系列
yī xì liè
  1. 1 a series of
  2. 2 a string of
系数
xì shù
  1. 1 coefficient
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 modulus
  4. 4 ratio
日系
Rì xì
  1. 1 Japanese section (of school)
  2. 2 Japanese-related (business)
没关系
méi guān xi
  1. 1 it doesn't matter
维系
wéi xì
  1. 1 to maintain
  2. 2 to keep up
  3. 3 to hold together
联系人
lián xì rén
  1. 1 contact (person)
体系
tǐ xì
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 setup
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
世系
shì xì
  1. 1 lineage
  2. 2 genealogy
  3. 3 family tree
化学系
huà xué xì
  1. 1 department of chemistry
参照系
cān zhào xì
  1. 1 frame of reference
  2. 2 coordinate frame (math.)
参考系
cān kǎo xì
  1. 1 frame of reference
品系
pǐn xì
  1. 1 strain (of a species)
报系
bào xì
  1. 1 newspaper chain
  2. 2 syndicate
外文系
wài wén xì
  1. 1 department of foreign languages
  2. 2 modern languages (college department)
大系
dà xì
  1. 1 compendium

Idioms (1)

解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  1. 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it

Sample Sentences

日语的书写系统来自汉语，但是语法和发音和汉语很不一样，根本就属于不同的语系。
rìyǔ de shūxiěxìtǒng láizì hànyǔ ，dànshì yǔfǎ hé fāyīn hé hànyǔ hěnbù yíyàng ，gēnběn jiù shǔyú bùtóng de yǔxì 。
The Japanese writing system did come from Chinese, but the grammar and pronunciation are very different. They are from completely different language systems.
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