Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
程序
chéngxù
Description
“程序”是指做事情的先后步骤，也可以指电脑上运行的软件。
"程序" refers to the sequence of steps to do something, and can also mean software running on a computer.
我们做事常常要按照一定的程序。
We often need to follow a certain 程序 when doing things.
Meanings
程序chéngxù
procedure; steps in a set order
办这件事要走很多程序。
Doing this requires going through many procedures.
程序chéngxù
computer program; software
他写了一个新程序。
He wrote a new program.
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Notes
- Etymology
程 (rule/process) + 序 (order/sequence), literally an ordered process.
- Nuance
for procedures use 程序 or 步骤; for apps, 应用/软件 are more common.
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