Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
整治
zhěngzhì
Description
"整治"的意思是把有问题的东西弄好，或者管理和改善不好的情况。
"整治" means to fix problematic things or to manage and improve bad situations.
政府常常用这个词，比如整治环境、整治河流。
The government often uses this word, for example, 整治环境 (improving the environment) and 整治河流 (restoring rivers).
Meanings
整治zhěngzhì
to renovate, put in order, bring under control
政府正在整治这条脏河。
The government is cleaning up this dirty river.
整治zhěngzhì
to punish or fix (someone), teach a lesson
他被老板狠狠地整治了一顿。
He was severely reprimanded by the boss.
整治zhěngzhì
to prepare or make (food, etc.)
她整治了一桌好菜。
She prepared a table full of delicious dishes.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
整 (to arrange, put in order) + 治 (to manage, govern).
- Nuance
often used for environmental cleanup or, informally, punishing someone.
Images