修正 (xiū zhèng) — to revise, to amend | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

修正 means 'to revise / amend,' often with the sense of correcting an error or mistake. More concrete and error-focused than 修改 (general modify) and broader in scope than 改正 (fix a specific mistake) or 更正 (correct an inaccuracy, often in print).

verb

to reviseto amend

Examples

修正。
Gōng sī jué dìng xiū zhèng nián dù jì huà.
The company decided to revise the annual plan.
修正。
Tā rèn zhēn xiū zhèng le zì jǐ de cuò wù.
He carefully corrected his own mistakes.
修正。
Zhè ge bǎn běn yǐ jīng xiū zhèng guò liǎng cì le.
This version has already been revised twice.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

正zhèngcorrect

修 (revise) brings about 正 (correct), so to amend.

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

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

攸

攸yōu修xiū

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

修 is built from 攸, which gives the sound, and 彡, a set of three strokes that shows the meaning.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng正zhèng

Same sound today

正 pairs 止 with 丁; 止 marks the sense and 丁 gives the sound.

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