修
trim; repair; write; study; build
Meanings
10 senses · 50 examplesverb
decorate; polish; adorn
Used for beautifying language, appearance or objects.
He polished his language in the composition.
This actor pays great attention to polishing his public image.
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This speech draft needs some proper polishing.
She decorated the living room with delicate ornaments.
Classical Chinese poetry places great emphasis on word polishing.
verb
repair; fix; maintain
Used for fixing damaged objects, roads, water projects etc.
I went to get my car repaired yesterday.
The workers are repairing bridges and paving roads.
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The government allocated funds to repair the dams along the Huai River.
He learned the craft of repairing household appliances.
This old chair needs to be fixed.
verb
write; compile; compose
Used for writing letters, historical records or local chronicles.
He wrote a long letter to his family living abroad.
The historian spent ten years compiling the historical records.
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The county organized personnel to compile the local annals.
He is writing a book about ancient Chinese literature.
The editor is polishing the manuscript of the upcoming collection.
verb
cultivate; improve; study
Used for personal cultivation, academic study and course taking.
He attaches great importance to personal self-cultivation.
She took two foreign language courses this semester.
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He has been pursuing further education in professional knowledge.
He completed all the required credits during college.
Reading more books helps improve personal self-cultivation.
verb
practice Buddhism/Taoism; cultivate
literaryUsed in religious contexts for spiritual cultivation.
This Taoist priest has practiced spiritual cultivation in the mountains for many years.
Legend has it that he cultivated immortality and ascended to heaven.
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Many believers practice their faith in temples.
He retreated to the mountains to practice Buddhism wholeheartedly.
Practicing internal alchemy is an important Taoist cultivation method.
verb
build; construct; construct
Used for building infrastructure, water projects and transportation facilities.
The government launched a new urban construction project.
Local villagers raised funds to build the reservoir.
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A new railway running through the city was built last year.
They are constructing a modern gymnasium.
This small town built a new flood control embankment.
verb
trim; prune; clip
Used for pruning plants, trimming nails and hair.
The gardener is pruning the branches in the garden.
She trims her fingernails every week.
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Grandpa is pruning the fruit trees in the yard.
The barber is trimming the customer's hair.
He trimmed the branches and leaves of the potted plant with scissors.
noun
revisionism
formalUsed in political contexts, with specific historical and ideological connotations.
We must firmly oppose revisionism.
The Party has carried out multiple anti-revisionism and anti-revision defense campaigns in its history.
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He was accused of being a revisionist.
The core of this debate is opposing the revisionist trend of thought.
Marxists always remain vigilant against the infiltration of revisionism.
noun
surname Xiu
Used as a family name.
Teacher Xiu is our Chinese teacher.
Mr. Xiu serves as an executive in this company.
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I know a friend whose surname is Xiu.
The Xiu family was a scholarly family locally in their ancestors' time.
Director Xiu presided over this meeting.
adjective
long; tall; slender
literaryUsed in classical or formal written Chinese to describe height or length of objects.
Slender reeds grow along the riverbank.
The maid in the painting has a slender and graceful figure.
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Slender green bamboo grows all over the mountains.
This model has slender legs.
Ancient poems often use slender bamboo to metaphor the character of a gentleman.