體制

简 体制 · 繁 體制
Mandarin · pinyin tǐ zhì

Meanings

  1. system
  2. organization
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

體
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
制
zhì · system; establish; overpower
体
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–4 · ti3 zhi4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links1same-tone record
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

體制 · find source passages ↗ · 体制 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Rime · Wiktionary

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai2 zai3

Cantonese word readings for 體制. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

  1. system; structure; organization; regime
  2. literary genre; style; form
  3. (chiefly Mainland China) the public sector; the collection of government offices and state-owned enterprises

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack