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.

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