How to say “organization” in Chinese

组织
zǔzhī

organization; organize

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

“Organization” in Chinese is 组织, zǔ zhī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

组织 is read zǔ zhī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
zhī — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

组
zǔ — group; form, compose

On the left, 纟 “thread”. The right part 且 is the same as in 租 zū: it hints at the sound.

织
zhī — weave

On the left, 纟 “thread”; on the right, 只 zhī hints at the reading.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “组织”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 组织. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 他参加了一个环保组织tācānjiāleyígehuánbǎozǔzhīHe joined an environmental organization.
  • 这次活动是谁组织的?zhècìhuódòngshìshéizǔzhīdeWho organized this event?
  • 联合国是世界上最大的国际组织LiánhéguóshìshìjièshangzuìdàdeguójìzǔzhīThe UN is the largest international organization in the world.

More words from the lesson “Authorities and organizations”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “organization” in Chinese?

“Organization” in Chinese is 组织, pinyin zǔzhī.

What does 组织 mean?

组织 (zǔzhī) means “organization; organize”.

How do you write 组织?

组织 is 2 characters: 组 (zǔ) — group; form, compose; 织 (zhī) — weave. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 组织?

组织 is read zǔzhī. Tones: zǔ — third tone, zhī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“organization” in the lesson “Authorities and organizations”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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