程式

Mandarin · pinyin chéng shì

Meanings

  1. form
  2. pattern
  3. formula
  4. (Tw) (computing) program
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程
chéng · journey, trip; schedule, agenda
式
shì · style, system, formula, rule
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2–4 · cheng2 shi4

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cing4 sik1

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noun

  1. form; pattern; formula
  2. (computing, chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) computer program

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