jì

系

HSK 4Character · VerbTraditional繫

tie; fasten

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to tie; to fasten; to knot

Used for fastening clothing, straps, or other flexible items.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
jì系
yī一
xià下
xié鞋
dài带
 。

Please help me tie my shoelaces.

Mā妈
ma妈
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
huì会
jì系
wéi围
qún裙
zuò做
fàn饭
 。

Mom puts on her apron and ties it every morning before cooking.

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Tā他
xùn迅
sù速
jì系
shàng上
lǐng领
kòu扣
ér儿
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
chū出
mén门
 。

He quickly fastened his collar buttons and got ready to go out.

Tā她
jì系
le了
yī一
tiào条
piào漂
liang亮
de的
sī丝
dài带
zài在
tóu头
fa发
shàng上
 。

She tied a pretty silk ribbon in her hair.

Lù露
yíng营
shí时
yào要
jì系
jǐn紧
zhàng帐
péng篷
de的
shéng绳
suǒ索
fáng防
zhǐ止
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
zǒu走
 。

When camping, you should fasten the tent ropes tightly to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.