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翻修 (fān xiū) — to renovate; to overhaul; to rebuild

Definition

翻修 means a complete tear-down renovation — rebuilding or overhauling something (house, road, etc.) to like-new condition. Often pairs with 把 + 一下 to suggest a full overhaul.

verb
to renovateto overhaulto rebuild

Examples

  • 翻修。
    Tā men jué dìng bǎ lǎo fáng zi fān xiū yí xià.
    They decided to renovate the old house.
  • 翻修。
    Zhè tiáo gōng lù jīn nián xià tiān yào fān xiū.
    This highway will be overhauled this summer.
  • 翻修。
    fān xiū Hòu de tú shū guǎn huàn rán yì xīn.
    After the renovation, the library looks brand new.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

翻fānturn over
修xiūrepair

翻 and 修 both carry the sense of turning over and repairing, together giving the idea of renovate or 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羽羽yǔwings
Sound part声符shēngfú
番
番fān翻fān
Same sound today

翻 pairs 羽 (wings) with 番, which gives the sound. The shape shows something fluttering.

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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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Appears in
Buildings & StructuresHome & Housing

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