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流程 (liú chéng) — process; workflow; procedure

Definition

流程 is the fixed, standardized sequence of steps in work or business — narrower than 过程 (course of events) and more formal/specific than 步骤 (individual step). Pairs with 简化、申请、审批.

noun
processworkflowprocedure
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 流程，。
    Shēn qǐng liú chéng hěn fù zá, xū yào hěn duō wén jiàn.
    The application process is very complicated and requires many documents.
  • 流程。
    Xīn lái de yuán gōng yào xiān liǎo jiě gōng sī de liú chéng.
    New employees need to first understand the company's procedures.
  • 流程，。
    Tā men jiǎn huà le shěn pī liú chéng, jié shěng le hěn duō shí jiān.
    They streamlined the approval process, saving a lot of time.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

流liúflow
程chéngcourse

流 gives the idea of a flow, and 程 gives a course or sequence, together naming a workflow.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
㐬
㐬㐬流liú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

流 has 水, water, and 㐬, which gives the sound. The water part matches meanings such as flow.

Open 流 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hégrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
呈
呈chéng程chéng
Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

Open 程 →
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