修正 (xiū zhèng) — to revise, to amend

Definition

修正 means 'to revise / amend,' often with the sense of correcting an error or mistake. More concrete and error-focused than 修改 (general modify) and broader in scope than 改正 (fix a specific mistake) or 更正 (correct an inaccuracy, often in print).

verb
to reviseto amend

Examples

  • 修正
    Gōng sī jué dìng xiū zhèng nián dù jì huà.
    The company decided to revise the annual plan.
  • 修正
    Tā rèn zhēn xiū zhèng le zì jǐ de cuò wù.
    He carefully corrected his own mistakes.
  • 修正
    Zhè ge bǎn běn yǐ jīng xiū zhèng guò liǎng cì le.
    This version has already been revised twice.

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