整顿 (zhěng dùn) — to rectify; to reorganize; to consolidate (an organization, system, or discipline)
Definition
整顿 is a formal verb for reorganizing or rectifying an institution, system, or discipline — not a room. Stronger and more official than 整理 ('arrange/tidy'); broader than 纠正 ('correct a specific mistake').
verb
to rectifyto reorganizeto consolidate (an organization, system, or discipline)
Examples
- 整顿。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài zhěng dùn shì chǎng zhì xù.The government is rectifying market order.
- 整顿。Gōng sī xū yào zhěng dùn nèi bù jì lǜ.The company needs to consolidate internal discipline.
- 整顿，。Jīng guò quán miàn zhěng dùn, gōng chǎng huī fù le shēng chǎn.After a thorough reorganization, the factory resumed production.
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