Meaning
to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write
Chinese: 修理、修复。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xiu” becomes a different word in each tone. 修 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter; to modify
- 装修zhuāng xiūto decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate
- 维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
- 修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix; to prune; to trim
- 修复xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
Example Sentence
工人正在修一条新路。Gōng rén zhèng zài xiū yì tiáo xīn lù.The workers are repairing a road.
工人Gōng rénworker正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat修xiūto decorate一yìone条tiáostrip新xīnnew路lùroad (CL:条)。