Chinese word

修

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiū

Meaning

  • verbfix

Example

我去修手机。wǒ qù xiū shǒu jī

I'm going to fix my phone.

Illustration for 修 (fix)

More examples

他把电视送去修了。tā bǎ diàn shì sòng qù xiū le

He sent the TV in for repair.

Core concept

Hands-on work that brings a faulty or incomplete thing back into working order.

Common phrases

  • 修手机xiū shǒu jī

    repair a cell phone

  • 修电器xiū diàn qì

    repair an appliance

  • 修门xiū mén

    repair a door

Similar words

修理xiū lǐ: Fixing a faulty machine or appliance and restoring it for use.
修改xiū gǎi: Editing writing or data by changing its wording or content to remove problems.

Definition in Chinese

对损坏、发生故障或不完整的物品、设备进行处理或调整，以消除缺陷并恢复正常使用。duì sǔn huài fā shēng gù zhàng huò bù wán zhěng de wù pǐn shè bèi jìn xíng chú lǐ huò tiáo zhěng yǐ xiāo chú quē xiàn bìng huī fù zhèng cháng shǐ yòng

Word origin

修 (xiū, "to repair") has an older sense of trimming or putting something in order, which developed into repairing and restoring things.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb is most natural for an object that can be worked on, such as a phone, bicycle, or appliance, rather than for every kind of problem in English.

Other meanings

  • restoreverb
  • mendverb

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