修缮
xiū shàn
Pinyin

Definition

修缮
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xiū shàn
  1. to renovate
  2. to repair (a building)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
修复
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
装修
zhuāng xiū
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 interior decoration
  3. 3 to fit up
  4. 4 to renovate
修剪
xiū jiǎn
  1. 1 to prune
  2. 2 to trim
修女
xiū nu:3
  1. 1 nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
修好
xiū hǎo
  1. 1 to repair (sth broken)
  2. 2 to restore (sth damaged)
  3. 3 to establish friendly relations with
  4. 4 (literary) to do meritorious deeds
修建
xiū jiàn
  1. 1 to build
  2. 2 to construct
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
修炼
xiū liàn
  1. 1 (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2 to practice asceticism
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
修行
xiū xíng
  1. 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
修补
xiū bǔ
  1. 1 to mend
修车
xiū chē
  1. 1 to repair a bike (car etc)
修长
xiū cháng
  1. 1 slender
  2. 2 lanky
  3. 3 tall and thin
修饰
xiū shì
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 to adorn
  3. 3 to dress up
  4. 4 to polish (a written piece)
  5. 5 to qualify or modify (grammar)
修养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 training
  3. 3 self-cultivation
必修
bì xiū
  1. 1 a required course
必修课
bì xiū kè
  1. 1 required course
  2. 2 compulsory course

Idioms (5)

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion

Sample Sentences

沿着河边往前走，最前面的那栋吊脚楼有两百多年的历史了。去年政府还专门修缮了一下。另外还可以去一下沈从文故居。
yán zhe hébiān wǎng qián zǒu ，zuì qiánmian de nà dòng diàojiǎolóu yǒu liǎngbǎi duō nián de lìshǐ le 。qùnián zhèngfǔ hái zhuānmén xiūshàn le yīxià 。lìngwài hái kěyǐ qù yīxià Shěn Cóngwén gùjū 。
Continue up ahead following the river. The first stilt-house has more than 200 years of history. Last year the government even came and did an official restoration. Also, you can go to Shen Congwen's former residence.
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