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修

xiū · xiu/Xiū · xiu

Traditional 脩

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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xiū 修

  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)

Xiū 修

  1. surname Xiu

xiū 脩

  1. variant of 修 (xiū)
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In a conversation

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Fix the bike

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)坏(huài)了(le)，你(nǐ)会(huì)修(xiū)吗(ma)？

    My bike is broken. Can you fix it?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)会(huì)修(xiū)，但是(dànshì)前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)修(xiū)车(chē)摊(tān)。

    I cannot fix it, but there is a bike repair stall ahead.

  3. Liangliang

    师傅(shīfu)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)修(xiū)好(hǎo)了(le)，只(zhǐ)收(shōu)两(liǎng)块(kuài)。

    The mechanic fixed it in five minutes and charged only two yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    才(cái)两(liǎng)块(kuài)？

    Only two yuan?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)请(qǐng)他(tā)也(yě)修(xiū)修(xiū)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)。

    I want to ask him to fix my phone too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)忙(máng)着(zhe)修(xiū)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I've been busy repairing things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tianblr · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)人(rén)发(fā)现(xiàn)一(yí)个(gè)老(lǎo)工(gōng)人(rén)在(zài)车(chē)间(jiān)修(xiū)机(jī)器(qì)。

An old worker was found repairing machinery in the workshop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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