序列 (xù liè) — sequence | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

序列 is a more formal, often technical term for 'sequence' — used in math, biology, and computing. Unlike 顺序, it emphasizes items arranged in a fixed order rather than the order of doing things.

noun

sequence

Examples

序列。
Qǐng àn shí jiān xù liè shū rù shù jù.
Please input the data in time sequence.
序列。
Zhè ge xù liè de zuì hòu yí gè shù zì shì líng.
The last number in this sequence is zero.
序列。
Wǒ men xū yào fēn xī jī yīn xù liè.
We need to analyze the gene sequence.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

序 and 列 both suggest ordered lines, together forming the idea of a sequence.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广予序

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

予yǔ序xù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

序 combines 广 and 予; 予 gives the sound, while 广 marks the meaning.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

歹歹dǎiskeletal remains
刀刀dāoknife

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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