Meaning of xì:
系
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary); to tie; to fasten; to button up; to connect; to arrest; to worry
Wǒ duì zhège xiàngmù méiyǒu rènhé guānxì.
我对这个项目没有任何关系。
I have no connection to this project.
Zhège wèntí yǔ wǒmen gōngsī de zhèngcè xìliè yǒuguān.
这个问题与我们公司的政策系列有关。
This issue is related to our company's policy series.
Zhège xiédài shì sōngkāi de, wǒ xūyào bǎ tā jì qǐlái.
这个鞋带是松开的,我需要把它系起来。
This shoelace is loose; I need to tie it up.
Zài xuéxiào, xuéshēngmen bèi xìtǒngxìng dì xì hǎo.
在学校,学生们被系统性地系好。
At school, students are systematically organized.
Zhè běn shū xì wǒ qùnián chūbǎn de.
这本书系我去年出版的。
This book was published by me last year.
Qǐng bǎ nǐ de xiédài jì hǎo.
请把你的鞋带系好。
Please tie your shoelaces properly.
Qǐng bǎ ānquán dài jì hǎo.
请把安全带系好。
Please fasten your seatbelt securely.
Tā zǒng shì xiān jì hǎo ānquán dài zài fādòng qìchē.
他总是先系好安全带再发动汽车。
He always buckles his seatbelt before starting the car.
Wúlùn fāshēng shénme, wǒmen de xīn zǒng shì liánxì zài yīqǐ.
无论发生什么,我们的心总是连接在一起。
No matter what happens, our hearts are always connected.
Jǐngchá juédìng xì xiányífàn.
警察决定系嫌疑犯。
The police decided to arrest the suspect.
Qǐng bù xì, shìqíng dōu huì hǎozhuǎn de.
请不系,事情都会好转的。
Please don't worry; things will get better.
system; department; faculty
Zhège ruǎnjiàn shì yīgè wánzhěng de cāozuò xìtǒng.
这个软件是一个完整的操作系统。
This software is a complete operating system.
Tā shì wénxué xì de xuéshēng.
她是文学系的学生。
She is a student in the literature department.
Tā zài dàxué lǐ shì zhōngwén xì de xuéshēng.
她在大学里是中文系的学生。
She is a student in the Chinese faculty at the university.