Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
修
xiū
Description
"修"这个字有很多意思，最常见的是修理坏了的东西，比如修车、修电脑。
The character "修" has many meanings; the most common is to repair broken things, such as 修车 (repairing cars) or 修电脑 (repairing computers).
它也可以表示学习一门课，或者盖房子、修路。
It can also mean studying a course, or building houses and repairing roads.
Meanings
修xiū
to repair or fix something
我的手机坏了，要去修。
My phone is broken and needs repair.
修xiū
to study a course; to take a subject
这个学期我修了三门课。
I took three courses this semester.
修xiū
to build or construct (roads, buildings)
政府要在这里修一条新路。
The government is going to build a new road here.
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Notes
- Nuance
修 alone often means repair; 修理 is the fuller, more formal verb.
- Etymology
originally meant to adorn or cultivate; extended to fixing and studying.
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