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检修 (jiǎn xiū) — to overhaul; to examine and repair

Definition

A formal/technical verb meaning to inspect and then repair (machines, equipment, systems). Implies a planned check-up plus fix, not just a quick repair.

verb
to overhaulto examine and repair

Examples

  • 检修。
    Zhè tái jī qì xū yào dìng qī jiǎn xiū.
    This machine needs regular overhaul.
  • 检修。
    Wǒ men zhèng zài jiǎn xiū gōng chǎng de shēng chǎn xiàn.
    We are overhauling the factory's production line.
  • 检修。
    Qǐng ān pái jì shù rén yuán jiǎn xiū diàn tī.
    Please arrange for technicians to examine and repair the elevator.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

检jiǎnexamine
修xiūrepair

“检” and “修” mean examine and repair, together referring to an overhaul.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 檢; 检 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān檢jiǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 檢 pairs 木 (wood) with 僉 as a sound part; it may originally have pictured a blade on top of a wooden spear. The simplified 检 is a later shorthand.

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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.

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