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修理

xiū lǐ · xiu li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to repair
  2. to fix
  3. to prune
  4. to trim
  5. (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. to fix sb
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Fixing the bike

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你的(nǐde)自行车(zìxíngchē)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)动(dòng)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, why won't your bike move?

  2. Dengdeng

    链条(liàntiáo)掉了(diàole)，我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)修理(xiūlǐ)。

    The chain came off. I can't fix it.

  3. Liangliang

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，我(wǒ)来(lái)修理(xiūlǐ)。

    No problem. I'll fix it.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)还(hái)会(huì)修理(xiūlǐ)自行车(zìxíngchē)？

    You can fix bikes?

  5. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)，我(wǒ)去(qù)叫(jiào)修车(xiūchē)师傅(shīfu)。

    No. I'll go get the repair man.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)需(xū)要(yào)修(xiū)理(lǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē)。

I need to fix my bicycle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by Alkrasnov · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)辆(liàng)自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē)需(xū)要(yào)修(xiū)理(lǐ)。

This bicycle needs repairing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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