🇬🇧🇨🇳 system - 系统 : English Lesson

Meaning of "system" ("系统"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A system is when many pieces, parts, or steps are connected and work together to get a job done. For example, your body is a system made of your heart, lungs, and brain all working together to keep you alive. A school can be a system of teachers, students, classrooms, and rules that all help you learn. Even your morning routine can be a system: wake up, brush teeth, get dressed, and eat breakfast. Whenever different things are joined and help each other to do something, that’s a system.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to design a study system, but it turned into a very efficient nap system instead.

My snack-hiding system failed when I forgot where I hid the snacks.

The ant colony on the sidewalk has a better traffic system than the cars on our street.

I invented a homework reminder system where my mom screams my name until I finally do it.

The human body is an amazing system of organs working together—and mine uses extra energy to wiggle whenever there’s ice cream nearby.

A small boy builds a water system for a sad plant. The system has a cup, a string, and a small hole. He fills the cup, the string carries drops, the hole lets water run to the plant. The system works. The plant lifts its leaves. The boy smiles at the happy system. The system is new.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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