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整修 (zhěng xiū) — to renovate, to recondition, to refurbish

Definition

整修 means a thorough repair that restores something to good working or visual condition — 'renovate / refurbish'. The result is visibly improved, not just fixed (修).

verb
to renovateto reconditionto refurbish

Examples

  • 整修。
    Tā men jué dìng zhěng xiū zhè dòng lǎo fáng zi.
    They decided to renovate this old house.
  • 整修。
    Zhè liàng chē jīng guò zhěng xiū hòu kàn qǐ lái xiàng xīn de yí yàng.
    After reconditioning, this car looks like new.
  • 整修。
    Zhèng fǔ jì huà zhěng xiū shì zhōng xīn de gōng yuán.
    The government plans to refurbish the park in the city center.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

整zhěngput in order
修xiūrepair

整 (put in order) and 修 (repair) are parallel actions that together mean renovate.

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
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.

Open 整 →

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.

Open 修 →
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