修正 (xiū zhèng) — to revise, to amend
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.
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