Chinese word

修订

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiū dìng

Meaning

  • verbrevise

Example

老师让我把论文修订再提交。lǎo shī ràng wǒ bǎ lùn wén xiū dìng zài tí jiāo

The teacher asked me to revise the paper and submit it again.

Illustration for 修订 (revise)

More examples

公司决定修订员工手册以明确新规。gōng sī jué dìng xiū dìng yuán gōng shǒu cè yǐ míng què xīn guī

The company decided to revise the employee handbook to clarify the new rules.

Core concept

A written work is worked over to correct errors and produce a better, settled version.

Common phrases

  • 修订合同xiū dìng hé tóng

    revise a contract

  • 修订条款xiū dìng tiáo kuǎn

    revise a clause

  • 修订手册xiū dìng shǒu cè

    revise a manual

Similar words

修改xiū gǎi: Alter selected parts of a passage to correct errors and make its expressions more suitable.
校订jiào dìng: Correct mistakes in a draft or book to establish a reliable and official edition.
润色rùn sè: Refine the language of a text so that it reads more naturally and smoothly.
校正jiào zhèng: Proofread text carefully to find and correct typing, printing, and missing-character errors.

Definition in Chinese

对文字、文件等进行修改和校正，以完善内容或形成新的版本。duì wén zì wén jiàn děng jìn xíng xiū gǎi hé jiào zhèng yǐ wán shàn nèi róng huò xíng chéng xīn de bán běn

Word origin

修订 (xiūdìng, "to revise") joins 修 (xiū, "to work on and improve") with 订 (dìng, "to correct or settle"), suggesting that a text is corrected and made ready as a new form.

Usage tips

  • For a quick change in a chat, Chinese often uses a more everyday verb, while this word signals a careful update to an organized document.

Other meanings

  • correctverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 修订版xiū dìng bǎnrevised editionnoun
  • 修订稿xiū dìng gǎorevised draftnoun

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