ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.repair; mend
我要把鞋修好。
I must mend the shoes.
一定要把收音机修好。
The radio must be repaired.
一定要把淮河修好。
The Huai River must be harnessed.
- 2
v.embellish; decorate
装修
renovate
修辞
rhetoric
不修边幅
be careless about one's dress
- 3
v.build; construct
政府要修电站。
The government will build a power station.
修渠有利于民生。
Dig irrigation ditches will benefit people's livelihood.
修水库有利于人民。
Construct a reservoir will benefit people.
- 4
v.fmlwrite
修史
write history
修函
write a letter
修县志
compile the historical and other records of a county
- 5
v.fmlstudy; cultivate
进修
engage in advanced studies
修养
cultivate
修业
study at school
- 6
v.fml(superstition)practise Buddhism or Taoism
修炼
practise austerities
修仙
train and cultivate oneself to attain immortality
- 7
v.fmltrim
修树枝
prune away branches
修指甲
manicure
修铅笔
sharpen a pencil
synonym
- 8
adj.fmllong; tall and slender
修竹
thin and long bamboo
修龄
long life
修长
tall and slender
- 9
n.revisionism
防修反修
fight and prevent revisionism
Words and phrases with 修
- 修心[word]cultivate one's mind
- 修史[word]write a history
- 修葺[word]repair
- 修道院[word]cloister
- 修好[word]promote friendly relations between countries or people; do good
- 修理厂[word]repair factory/shop
- 修正案[word]amendment
- 修建[word]build
- 修筑[word]construct
- 修旧利废[idiom]repair and utilize old or discarded things
- 修修补补[idiom]patch up
- 修文偃武[idiom]improve learning and hide the sword
- 修短有命[idiom]One's life span is decided by nature.
- 修身洁行[idiom]live simply to cultivate virtue
- 修身养性[idiom]behave properly to cultivate oneself
- 修心养性[idiom]cultivate oneself through meditation
- 修桥补路[idiom]mend bridges and repair roads
- 修身齐家[idiom]cultivate one's moral character and put one's family affairs in order