Chinese word

急修

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí xiū

Meaning

  • verbrepair quickly

Example

他们会派人急修电脑。tā men huì pài rén jí xiū diàn nǎo

They will send someone to repair the computer quickly.

Illustration for 急修 (repair quickly)

More examples

楼上的住户打电话说水管爆裂，物业马上派人急修。lóu shàng de zhù hù dǎ diàn huà shuō shuí guǎn bào liè wù yè mǎ shàng pài rén jí xiū

The upstairs resident called to say that a water pipe had burst, and the property management company immediately sent someone to make emergency repairs.

Core concept

A stopgap repair focused on restoring essential function as quickly as possible.

Common phrases

  • 派人急修pài rén jí xiū

    send someone to make emergency repairs

  • 进行急修jìn xíng jí xiū

    carry out emergency repairs

  • 急修水管jí xiū shuí guǎn

    quickly repair a water pipe

Similar words

修理xiū lǐ: Fixing a damaged or faulty thing so it becomes usable again.
修好xiū hǎo: Fixing something broken and returning it to its normal working state.
维修wéi xiū: Checking, maintaining, and repairing machinery or equipment to keep it working normally.
抢修qiǎng xiū: Making an urgent repair at the scene of an accident or breakdown.

Definition in Chinese

在紧急或时间受限的情况下对设备进行快速修理，以恢复基本功能而非进行彻底整备的修理行为。zài jǐn jí huò shí jiān shòu xiàn de qíng kuàng xià duì shè bèi jìn xíng kuài sù xiū lǐ yǐ huī fù jī běn gōng néng ér fēi jìn xíng chè dǐ zhěng bèi de xiū lǐ xíng wéi

Word origin

急 (jí, "urgent") and 修 (xiū, "repair") form a compact verb for repair whose main condition is limited time.

Usage tips

  • The word highlights the priority of getting equipment usable again, so it can describe an initial fix even when more work may still be needed later.

Other meanings

  • make emergency repairsverb

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