Definition
体统 has two main senses. The more common one refers to proper social decorum and propriety — you'll often see it in the negative phrase 不成体统 ('scandalous, improper'). The other sense is more formal and means 'system' or 'organized whole', as in a structured framework. The word carries a formal, slightly old-fashioned tone.
n.
decorumproprietyproper social ordersystemorganized whole
Examples
- 体统。Nǐ zhèyàng shuōhuà tài bù tǐ tǒng le.It's very improper for you to talk like that.
- 体统。Zài zhèngshì chǎnghé yào jiǎng tǐ tǒng.You must observe decorum in formal settings.
- 体统。Zhège gōngsī de guǎnlǐ tǐ tǒng hěn wánshàn.This company's management system is very well-established.
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