Usage note
程序表示做事的步骤，也可指软件。
chéng xù biǎo shì zuò shì de bù zhòu， yě kě zhǐ ruǎn jiàn。
程序 means a process or steps, and can also refer to software.
Context note
程序常用于电脑、流程和活动。
chéng xù cháng yòng yú diàn nǎo 、 liú chéng hé huó dòng。
It is often used for computers, workflows, and events.
5 examples
请按程序操作。
qǐng àn chéng xù cāo zuò。
Please operate according to the procedure.
这个程序很方便。
zhè ge chéng xù hěn fāng biàn。
This software is very convenient.
程序已经开始。
chéng xù yǐ jīng kāi shǐ。
The program has already started.
先走完程序。
xiān zǒu wán chéng xù。
Complete the procedure first.
老师讲了活动程序。
lǎo shī jiǎng le huó dòng chéng xù。
The teacher explained the event program.
5 mini stories
活动程序安排得很清楚。
huó dòng chéng xù ān pái dé hěn qīng chǔ。
The event program was arranged clearly.
他学会了安装新程序。
tā xué huì le ān zhuāng xīn chéng xù。
He learned to install new software.
程序不复杂，大家都能懂。
chéng xù bú fù zá， dà jiā dōu néng dǒng。
The procedure is not complicated, and everyone can understand it.
老师让学生了解电脑程序。
lǎo shī ràng xué shēng liǎo jiě diàn nǎo chéng xù。
The teacher asked students to learn about computer programs.
这项工作要按程序一步一步做。
zhè xiàng gōng zuò yào àn chéng xù yí bù yi bù zuò。
This work must be done step by step according to the procedure.
Mini dialogue
上电脑课
A
这个动画是怎么做的？
Zhège dònghuà shì zěnme zuò de?
How is this animation made?
B
我们用一个小程序做的，很简单。
Wǒmen yòng yī gè xiǎo chéngxù zuò de, hěn jiǎndān.
We made it with a small program, it's very simple.
活动安排
A
明天的运动会有什么程序？
Míngtiān de yùndònghuì yǒu shénme chéngxù?
What's the procedure for tomorrow's sports day?
B
先入场，然后校长讲话，最后开始比赛。
Xiān rùchǎng, ránhòu xiàozhǎng jiǎnghuà, zuìhòu kāishǐ bǐsài.
First we enter, then the principal speaks, and finally the games begin.
Related words and contrasts
related
软件
ruǎn jiàn
software
程序 is a specific program, 软件 is the general term for software.
similar
顺序
shùn xù
order; sequence
程序 can mean a procedure or order of steps, similar to 顺序.