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修整 (xiū zhěng) — to repair and maintain; to prune, to trim

Definition

A compound verb meaning 'to repair and tidy up' — used for both fixing things (pipes, equipment) and grooming or pruning (branches, a beard, hair).

verb
to repair and maintainto pruneto trim

Examples

  • 修整。
    Tā men xiū zhěng le lǎo jiù de shuǐ guǎn.
    They repaired the old water pipes.
  • ，修整。
    Chūn tiān dào le, yuán dīng kāi shǐ xiū zhěng shù zhī.
    Spring has arrived, the gardener begins to prune the branches.
  • 修整。
    Tā zhèng zài xiū zhěng hú zi.
    He is trimming his beard.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

修xiūrepair
整zhěngtidy

修 and 整 both describe making something orderly, together meaning repair and trim.

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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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
敕敕chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng整zhěng
Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

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