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维修

wéi xiū · wei xiu

Traditional 維修

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. maintenance (of equipment)
  2. to protect and maintain
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The bike repair shop

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)坏(huài)了(le)

    Dengdeng, my bike is broken.

  2. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)胡同(hútòng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)维修店(wéixiūdiàn)

    There is a repair shop in the hutong ahead.

  3. Qiqi

    你们好(nǐmenhǎo)，要(yào)维修(wéixiū)什么(shénme)

    Hello. What do you need repaired?

  4. Liangliang

    链子(liànzi)断(duàn)了(le)，还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)轮子(lúnzi)歪(wāi)了(le)

    The chain is broken, and one wheel is bent.

  5. Qiqi

    没问题(méiwèntí)，维修(wéixiū)一下(yīxià)，半小时(bànxiǎoshí)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)

    No problem. Repairing it takes half an hour.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，反正(fǎnzhèng)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)只能(zhǐnéng)走着去(zǒuzheqù)

    Fine. Anyway, I can only walk now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)磁(cí)带(dài)录(lù)音(yīn)机(jī)需(xū)要(yào)维(wéi)修(xiū)。

My cassette tape recorder needs fixing.

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

02

电(diàn)梯(tī)正(zhèng)在(zài)维(wéi)修(xiū)，我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)走(zǒu)楼(lóu)梯(tī)。

The elevator is under maintenance, so we had to take the stairs.

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