Chinese word

修理

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiū lǐ

Meaning

  • verbfix

Example

我把手机修理好了。wǒ bǎ shǒu jī xiū lǐ hǎo le

I fixed my phone.

Illustration for 修理 (fix)

More examples

门锁坏了，得找师傅来修理。mén suǒ huài le děi zhǎo shī fù lái xiū lǐ

The door lock is broken, so I need to find a repair worker to come and fix it.

Core concept

Hands-on work brings a damaged or faulty object back to normal working order.

Common phrases

  • 修理好xiū lǐ hǎo

    fix completely

  • 修理电脑xiū lǐ diàn nǎo

    repair a computer

  • 修理家具xiū lǐ jiā jù

    repair furniture

Similar words

维修wéi xiū: Check and fix machines or equipment that are not working properly.
修好xiū hǎo: Finish repairing a broken object and return it to normal working order.
修补xiū bǔ: Repair a torn, holed, or chipped area by covering or filling the damage.
修复xiū fù: Bring damaged or deteriorated parts back to their former condition.

Definition in Chinese

对损坏或不能正常工作的物品进行检查、修补或更换零件，使其恢复正常功能的动作。duì sǔn huài huò bù néng zhèng cháng gōng zuò de wù pǐn jìn xíng jiǎn chá xiū bǔ huò gēng huàn líng jiàn shǐ qí huī fù zhèng cháng gōng néng de dòng zuò

Word origin

修理 (xiūlǐ, "repair") joins 修 (xiū, "repair or tend") with 理 (lǐ, "put in order"), creating the picture of tending something until it is orderly and usable again.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 修理 (xiūlǐ, "repair") normally refers to physical objects, whereas English fix also commonly applies to plans, mistakes, and situations.

Other meanings

  • mendverb
  • restoreverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 修理工xiū lǐ gōngrepair workernoun
  • 修理店xiū lǐ diànrepair shopnoun
  • 修理费xiū lǐ fèirepair feenoun

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