修 xiū repair
repair; to take
How to remember 修: 亻 person + 丨 stick + 夂 pursue + 彡 hairs = repair. A tired person grabs a toy stick to pursue the cat that tore the cushion and left its hairs everywhere, then sits down to repair it.
Component breakdown
修 = 亻 person + 丨 stick + 夂 pursue + 彡 hairs
- 亻 person
- 丨 stick
- 夂 pursue
- 彡 hairs
A tired person grabs a toy stick to pursue the cat that tore the cushion and left its hairs everywhere, then sits down to repair it.
How it is used
- Two big senses: 'repair/build' and 'cultivate/study'. Fix things: 修理 (xiūlǐ) repair, 维修 (wéixiū) maintenance, 装修 (zhuāngxiū) renovate a home.
- 修改 (xiūgǎi) = revise/amend text; 修订 (xiūdìng) is a formal revision of documents or editions.
- In education, 修 means to take a course: 选修 (xuǎnxiū) elective, 必修 (bìxiū) required course.
Words with 修
- 修理xiūlǐto repairHSK 4
- 修建xiūjiànto buildHSK 5
- 修改xiūgǎito amendHSK 5
- 维修wéixiūmaintenance (of equipment)HSK 5
- 装修zhuāngxiūto decorateHSK 5
- 保修bǎoxiūto promise to keep something in good repairHSK 6
- 修复xiūfùto restoreHSK 6
- 修订xiūdìngto reviseHSK 6
- 必修bìxiūrequiredHSK 6
- 选修xuǎnxiūto take as an electiveHSK 6
- 修养xiūyǎngaccomplishmentHSK 7
- 修正xiūzhèngto reviseHSK 7
- 修长xiūchángslenderHSK 7
- 进修jìnxiūto undertake advanced studiesHSK 7
- 修补xiūbǔto mendHSK 8
Example sentences
- 他在修理空调机。 Tā zài xiūlǐ kōngtiáojī.He's repairing the air-conditioner.
- 他在修理机器。 Tā zài xiūlǐ jīqì.He's repairing the machine.