整治 (zhěng zhì) — to bring under control, to regulate (a problem, river, traffic, etc.); to repair, to restore to good condition (an object, a piece of equipment); (colloquial) to fix, to teach someone a lesson (a person)

Definition

Examples

• 政府正在整治城市的环境问题。
  Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài zhěng zhì chéng shì de huán jìng wèn tí.
  The government is bringing the city's environmental problems under control.
• 这张旧桌子需要好好整治一下。
  Zhè zhāng jiù zhuō zi xū yào hǎo hǎo zhěng zhì yí xià.
  This old table needs to be properly repaired.
• 老师狠狠地整治了那几个捣蛋的学生。
  Lǎo shī hěn hěn dì zhěng zhì le nà jǐ gè dǎo dàn de xué shēng.
  The teacher severely disciplined those troublemaking students.

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