修
xiū
Pinyin

Definition

修
 - 
xiū
  1. to decorate
  2. to embellish
  3. to repair
  4. to build
  5. to write
  6. to cultivate
  7. to study
  8. to take (a class)
修 (脩)
 - 
xiū
  1. dried meat
  2. private teacher's remuneration
  3. withered
  4. variant of 修[xiū]
修
 - 
Xiū
  1. surname Xiu

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

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

王总，这份合同草案请您过目，看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ，zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ，kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
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估计是要毕业了吧，您经常陪他们聊聊天，还帮他们修东西，他们当然感激您啦。
gūjì shì yào bìyè le ba ，nín jīngcháng péi tāmen liáo liáotiān ，hái bāng tāmen Xiū dōngxi ，tāmen dāngrán gǎnjī nín la 。
I suppose they’re about to graduate soon. And because you often chat with them and even help them to repair their things, they’re of course grateful to you.
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我的行李已经装不下了，再说您是我的半个亲人，这些东西修一修，又可以再利用，岂不是两全其美？
wǒ de xíngli yǐjīng zhuāng bù xià le ，zàishuō nín shì wǒ de bànge qīnrén ，zhèxiē dōngxi Xiū yī Xiū ，yòu kěyǐ zài lìyòng ，qǐ búshi liǎngquánqíměi ？
My bags are already full and you’re half my kin too. Isn’t it the best of both worlds that these things can be reused after some repairs.
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别的不一定行，修东西叔还是有两把刷子的，别说小电器了，就是汽车、飞机也是不在话下。
biéde bù yīdìng xíng ，Xiū dōngxi shū háishi yǒu liǎngbǎshuāzi de ，bié shuō xiǎo diànqì le ，jiùshì qìchē 、fēijī yě shì bùzàihuàxià 。
Other things may not be possible but when it comes to repairs it’s my forte. Not just electrical items even cars and planes too!
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退休咯还是修修东西更开心。
tuìxiū lo háishi Xiū Xiū dōngxi gèng kāixīn 。
I’m a retiree so repairing things brings me joy.
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这由外而内的自信心练习听起来还挺靠谱的，仪态、语调还有修养好心态，循序渐进地操练一定会有所帮助。
zhè yóu wài ér nèi de zìxìnxīn liànxí tīng qǐlai hái tǐng kàopǔ de ，yítài 、yǔdiào háiyǒu xiūyǎng hǎo xīntài ，xúnxùjiànjìn de cāoliàn yīdìng huì yǒusuǒ bāngzhù 。
This outside in confidence training sounds really worthwhile, posture, tone and maintaining a good attitude, if I practice it step by step it's certain to be helpful.
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事件之后，泰国政府修改了代理孕母的相关法令，依法开罚并禁止外国人来泰国寻找代理孕母，如果公然违反这项法令，会被处以十年徒刑。
shìjiàn zhīhòu ，Tàiguó zhèngfǔ xiūgǎi le dàilǐyùnmǔ de xiāngguān fǎlǐng ，yīfǎ kāifá bìng jìnzhǐ wàiguórén lái Tàiguó xúnzhǎo dàilǐyùnmǔ ，rúguǒ gōngrán wéifǎn zhè xiàng fǎlǐng ，huì bèi chǔ yǐ shí nián túxíng 。
After it happened, the Thai government amended the laws relating to surrogates, which punishes and forbids foreigners from coming to Thailand to find a surrogate. If you're found to be publicly in violation of this law, you'll be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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没事的。不过……你怎么总在和我道歉呢，明明空调是我上次来弄坏的，也是我一直拖延没去修，你怎么说得像是自己的错一样？
méishì de 。bùguò ……nǐ zěnme zǒng zài hé wǒ dàoqiàn ne ，míngmíng kōngtiáo shì wǒ shàngcì lái nònghuài de ，yě shì wǒ yīzhí tuōyán méi qù Xiū ，nǐ zěnme shuō de xiàng shì zìjǐ de cuò yīyàng ？
It’s nothing. But...why are you always apologizing to me, obviously I was the one who broke the AC and been delaying the repairs so why do you say it is your own fault?
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对不起呀，我们的空调还没有修好呢。
duìbuqǐ ya ，wǒmen de kōngtiáo hái méiyǒu xiūhǎo ne 。
Sorry, our air conditioner isn’t repaired yet.
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正是如此，电影节马上要上映4k修复版的《三毛流浪记》了，不如你也来感受一下？
zhèngshì rúcǐ ，diànyǐngjié mǎshàng yào shàngyìng xiūfù bǎn de 《Sānmáoliúlàngjì 》le ，bùrú nǐ yě lái gǎnshòu yīxià ？
That's right, the film festival is about to release a 4k repaired version of "San Mao Rang Ji", why don't you come and experience it?
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