装修 (裝修)
zhuāng xiū
Pinyin

Definition

装修 (裝修)
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zhuāng xiū
  1. to decorate
  2. interior decoration
  3. to fit up
  4. to renovate

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

你发什么神经，我连个男朋友都没有，跟谁结婚啊？是我决定重新装修家里。
nǐ fāshénmeshénjīng ，wǒ lián gè nán péngyou dōu méiyǒu ，gēn shéi jiéhūn ā ？shì wǒ juédìng chóngxīn zhuāngxiū jiālǐ 。
What's wrong with you, I don't even have a boyfriend, who would I even get married to? The news is that I've decided to renovate my house.
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真是个孝顺的孩子，装修房子要处理的事情很多吧。我两年前只是把一间房间隔成两个小房间，就花了我整整半年的时间。
zhēn shì gè xiàoshùn de háizi ，zhuāngxiū fángzi yào chǔlǐ de shìqing hěn duō ba 。wǒ liǎngnián qián zhǐshì bǎ yī jiān fángjiān gé chéng liǎng gè xiǎo fángjiān ，jiù huā le wǒ zhěngzhěng bàn nián de shíjiān 。
You really are such a good daughter, there's a lot involved in renovating a house. Two years ago I just wanted to divide one room into two smaller rooms and I spent a whole six months on it.
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这里写的维修费用应该注明是屋内装修，固定的东西，房客自己买的家电得自己修。
zhèlǐ xiě de wéixiū fèiyòng yīnggāi zhùmíng shì wū nèi zhuāngxiū ，gùdìng de dōngxi ，fángkè zìjǐ mǎi de jiā diàn děi zìjǐ xiū 。
Here it specifies that the maintenance costs apply to interior decoration and fixed appliances, and that the tenant has to fix consumer electronics by themself.
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哦？你们是新开张的那家？还在装修吧。
ò ？nǐmen shì xīn kāizhāng de nà jiā ？hái zài zhuāngxiū ba 。
Oh? You are the new business that just opened? You are still renovating, right?
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等你们装修好了再说吧。
děng nǐmen zhuāngxiū hǎo le zàishuō ba 。
I'll wait until you have finished your renovations and then see.
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哦，尺寸还是非常重要的。如果你不能确定尺寸，我们可以上门量，再根据你的装修提供设计方案。您看怎么样？
ò ，chǐcùn háishì fēicháng zhòngyào de 。rúguǒ nǐ bùnéng néng quèdìng chǐcùn ，wǒmen kěyǐ shàngmén liáng ，zài gēnjù nǐde zhuāngxiū tígōng shèjì fāng\'àn 。nín kàn zěnmeyàng ？
Oh, measurements are very important. If you can't be sure about the measurements, we can come to your house to do them, then provide you with a design plan according to your specifications. What do you think?
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装修风格
zhuāngxiū fēnggé
decorative style
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李探长看了一下四周，浴室不大，装修也很简单。
Lǐ tànzhǎng kàn le yīxià sìzhōu ，yùshì bù dà ，zhuāngxiū yě hěn jiǎndān 。
Detective Li surveyed the area. The bathhouse wasn't large, and the decoration was simple.
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不好意思哦。我们在装修房子。
bùhǎoyìsi o 。wǒmen zài zhuāngxiū fángzi 。
I'm sorry. We are renovating the apartment.
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哦。我最近在装修新房，有个朋友建议我装地暖。
ò 。wǒ zuìjìn zài zhuāngxiū xīnfáng ，yǒu gè péngyou jiànyì wǒ zhuāng dìnuǎn 。
Oh. I've recently been renovating my place. Some of my friends say I should install heated floors.
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