zhěng zhì
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  • 1

    v.repair; renovate; dredge (a river, etc.); restore

    • jī qì chū le máo bìng dōu shì tā zì jǐ zhěng zhì

      机器毛病自己整治

      She fixes the machine whenever it is out of order.

    • zōng hé zhěng zhì

      综合整治

      comprehensive improvement

  • 2

    v.fix; punish; make to suffer

    • zhè pǐ mǎ zhēn tiáo pí nǐ tì wǒ hǎo hǎo zhěng zhì tā

      调皮好好整治

      The horse is really skittish. Break it in for me.

  • 3

    v.do; work at; carry out; perform

    • zhěng zhì zhuāng jia

      整治庄稼

      do farm work

Word usage

  • Note
    "整治" is different from "治理". "整治" emphasizes rectification to make it conform to the norms; "治理" emphasizes management to make it constrained.