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
整治 covers a wide range: regulating problems (traffic, environment), repairing objects, and colloquially disciplining a person. Broader than 修理 (just repair); less permanent than 根治 (radical cure).
verb
to bring under controlto regulate (a problem, river, traffic, etc.)to repairto restore to good condition (an object, a piece of equipment)(colloquial) to fixto teach someone a lesson (a person)
Easily confused
Examples
- 整治。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài zhěng zhì chéng shì de huán jìng wèn tí.The government is bringing the city's environmental problems under control.
- 整治。Zhè zhāng jiù zhuō zi xū yào hǎo hǎo zhěng zhì yí xià.This old table needs to be properly repaired.
- 整治。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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