修饰 (修飾)
xiū shì
Pinyin

Definition

修饰 (修飾)
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xiū shì
  1. to decorate
  2. to adorn
  3. to dress up
  4. to polish (a written piece)
  5. to qualify or modify (grammar)

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

照骗:这里是指当你把自己的照片修饰得很漂亮，真人没有这么漂亮，这个照片不真实。
zhàopiàn zhèlǐ shì zhǐ dāng nǐ bǎ zìjǐ de zhàopiàn xiūshì děi hěn piàoliang ，zhēnrén méiyǒu zhème piàoliang ，zhège zhàopiàn bù zhēnshí 。
照骗: This means when you enhance your selfie, your real person is not as pretty as the picture. The picture is not real.
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它可以修饰名词。
tā kěyǐ xiūshì míngcí 。
It can modify nouns.
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它经常用来修饰动词或者形容词。
tā jīngcháng yònglái xiūshì dòngcí huòzhě xíngróngcí 。
It's often used to modify a verb or adjective.
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还有，用词不要太繁琐。你这次就用了太多的修饰。其实说的都是同样的内容，没有多大意义。很多段落都要压缩一下。
háiyǒu ，yòngcí bùyào tài fánsuǒ 。nǐ zhècì jiù yòng le tài duō de xiūshì 。qíshí shuō de dōu shì tóngyàng de nèiróng ，méiyǒu duō dà yìyì 。hěn duō duànluò dōu yào yāsuō yīxià 。
Also, don't let your wording get too detailed. This time you used too many modifiers. It's actually all saying the same thing, so it doesn't mean much. Many of the paragraphs need to be condensed some.
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你早就应该来了，女孩子很适合练瑜伽。既能修饰体形，又放松心情。对了，练了之后你觉得效果有没有想象中的那么好？
nǐ zǎojiù yīnggāi lái le ，nǚháizǐ hěn shìhé liàn yújiā 。jì néng xiūshì tǐxíng ，yòu fàngsōng xīnqíng 。duìle ，liàn le zhīhòu nǐ juéde xiàoguǒ yǒu méiyǒu xiǎngxiàng zhōng de nàme hǎo ？
You should have come earlier! Doing yoga is especially good for girls. It both shapes your figure, as well as relaxes your mood. After doing yoga, have the results been as good as you had imagined they would be?
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