系 xì
“to connect; to relate to; to tie up”
verb, nounHSK 5 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 係
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
系 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entries. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 2549: 系 jì — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动). PDF page 143
- Entry 3227: 系 xì — Level 5; official annotation 5 (名). PDF page 160
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
义项All meanings
- xì: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)
- xì: system; department; faculty
- jì: to tie; to fasten; to button up
- xì: to connect; to arrest; to worry