Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
程式
chéngshì
Description
程式是电脑里的一套指令，可以让电脑做我们想做的事。
A 程式 is a set of instructions in a computer that allows the computer to do what we want.
这个词在台湾很常用，中国大陆多说“程序”。
This word is commonly used in Taiwan, while in mainland China, '程序' is more often used.
Meanings
程式chéngshì
computer program; software
他写了一个新的程式。
He wrote a new program.
程式chéngshì
fixed procedure; formula; pattern
做这件事有一定的程式。
There is a certain procedure to do this.
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Notes
- Nuance
程式 is standard in Taiwan; mainland China usually uses 程序 for a computer program.
- Etymology
程 (procedure/rule) + 式 (form/pattern), literally 'procedural form'.
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