系, xì

Meaning: department; to tie

HSK 5 word

Example

他是中文系的学生。

Tā shì Zhōngwén xì de xuéshēng.

He is a student in the Chinese department.

Also written 系: jì, “to tie, to fasten” (HSK 5).

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