整理 zhěnglǐ put in order
put in order; arrange; straighten up; to tidy; to pack (luggage)
How to remember 整理: 整 entire + 理 reason = put in order.
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How it is used
- To tidy / put in order / organize - 整理房间 (zhěnglǐ fángjiān) tidy the room; 整理行李 (zhěnglǐ xíngli) pack luggage.
- 整 (neat) + 理 (arrange); applies to physical things (desk, clothes) and information (notes, data).
- Contrast 收拾 (shōushi), a more colloquial 'tidy up/clear away'; 整理 stresses arranging into proper order, and works for abstract material (整理资料).
Example sentences
- 妈妈在整理房间。 Māma zài zhěnglǐ fángjiān.My mom is tidying the room.