修订 xiūdìng to revise
How to remember 修订: 修 repair + 订 make an order = to revise.
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How it is used
- To revise (a text/document) - 修订版 (xiūdìngbǎn) a revised edition, 修订法律 to amend a law.
- 修订 = to revise/amend written material (books, laws, plans) - more thorough than 修改 (xiūgǎi, to make edits/changes).
- 修订 implies a formal, systematic revision; 修改 is everyday tweaking.
- 修订计划 (xiūdìng jìhuà) = to revise a plan.