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修好 (xiū hǎo) — to successfully repair, to fix up; (formal, written) to foster cordial relations between states

Definition

修好 is mainly a colloquial resultative verb meaning 'to repair successfully' (something is now fixed). The second sense — to reconcile or improve relations between states — is a separate, formal written meaning.

verb
to successfully repairto fix up(formal, written) to foster cordial relations between states

Examples

  • 修好。
    Wǒ de diàn nǎo xiū hǎo le.
    My computer has been fixed.
  • 修好。
    Zhè liàng chē xū yào zhǎo rén xiū hǎo.
    This car needs someone to fix it up.
  • 修好。
    Liǎng guó xī wàng tōng guò duì huà xiū hǎo guān xì.
    The two countries hope to foster cordial relations through dialogue.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

修xiūrepair
好hǎowell

修 means repair and 好 means well, so the action is done successfully.

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.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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