维修 (wéi xiū) — to maintain, to service (equipment) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

维修 is routine servicing and upkeep of equipment (machines, cars, electronics). Unlike 修理, it focuses on scheduled maintenance rather than fixing something broken.

verb

to maintainto service (equipment)

Examples

维修。
Zhè liàng chē xū yào wéi xiū le.
This car needs maintenance.
维修。
Tā shì yì míng diàn nǎo wéi xiū gōng chéng shī.
He is a computer maintenance engineer.
维修。
Dìng qī wéi xiū kě yǐ bì miǎn gù zhàng.
Regular maintenance can prevent breakdowns.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

维wéimaintain

维 (maintain) and 修 (repair) work together to mean servicing equipment.

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 維; 维 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

唯

唯wéi維wéi

Same sound today

In the traditional form 維, 糸 marks a thread meaning and 唯 provides the sound; the simplified 维 is a later shortened shape.

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.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 5 HSK 2.0 Level 6

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