qì
葺
to repair; to thatch
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to repair (a house); to mend a roof
literaryIn classical Chinese, specifically meant 'to thatch a roof with thatch grass'. In modern usage, it retains the general sense of repairing or renovating buildings, especially roofs. It is a literary word.
Lǎo老
wū屋
xū需
yào要
xiū修
qì葺
yī一
fān番
。
The old house needs to be repaired.
Tā他
men们
huā花
qián钱
bǎ把
zǔ祖
zhái宅
qì葺
le了
yī一
xià下
。
They spent money to fix up the ancestral home.
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Máo茅
wū屋
qì葺
yǐ以
xīn新
cǎo草
，
huàn焕
rán然
yī一
xīn新
。
The thatched hut, re-thatched with new grass, looked completely renewed.