系2 (繫) xì verb ① (绑) tie ▸ 系好安全带 have one’s seat-belt fastened ▸ 系马 tether a horse → 系缚② literary (扣押) incarcerate ▸ 系囚 put in prison ③ (挂念) miss ▸ 他情系祖国。 His patriotism binds him to his motherland. → 系恋, 系念④ (捆好后上提或下送) lower down or hoist up ▸ 把桶系上井来 hoist a bucket up from a well |