修 xiū
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xiū
verb
to decorate; to embellish
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 修 is synonymous with 装饰 in this sense. Etymology: 修：飾也。(Shuo Wen; Guoyu '修' v 1; Kroll 2015 '修' 1a, p. 512; XHZD '修' 1) -
xiū
verb
to study; to cultivate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 学习 (Guoyu '修' v 5; Kroll 2015 '修' 1, p. 512; Unihan '修'; XHZD '修' 4) -
xiū
verb
to repair
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 修 is synonymous with 修理 in this sense (Guoyu '修' v 2; Kroll 2015 '修' 1b, p. 512; Unihan '修') -
xiū
adjective
long; slender
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 长; for example, in the 千字文 ”Thousand Character Classic”, 修祜 'blessings for a long time' (Guoyu '修' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '修' 5, p. 512; XHZD '修' 5; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 3221) -
xiū
verb
to write; to compile
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 著作 (Guoyu '修' v 6; Kroll 2015 '修' 6, p. 512; XHZD '修' 3) -
xiū
verb
to build; to construct; to shape
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 修 is synonymous with 建造 in this sense (Guoyu '修' v 3; Kroll 2015 '修' 7, p. 512; XHZD '修' 2) -
xiū
verb
to practice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 锻炼 (Guoyu '修' v 4) -
xiū
verb
to cut
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 剪 (Guoyu '修' v 7) -
xiū
adjective
virtuous; wholesome
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 善 or 美好 (Guoyu '修' adj 2) -
xiū
noun
a virtuous person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '修' n 1) -
xiū
proper noun
Xiu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '修' n 2) -
xiū
verb
to unknot
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '修' 1c, p. 512) -
xiū
verb
to prepare; to put in order
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '修' 2, p. 512) -
xiū
adjective
excellent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '修' 4, p. 512) -
xiū
verb
to perform [a ceremony]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '修' 8, p. 512)
Contained in
- 基因修改 genetic modification
- 修造厂(修造廠) repair workshop
- 修补匠(修補匠) tinker
- 修史 compilation of official historic records
- 修院 seminary (Christian college)
- 修剪 to prune; to trim
- 修订(修訂) to revise; to amend; revised
- 正式修改 official revision
- 修昔底德 Thucydides
- 虔修 to prepare carefully
- 修齐(修齊) to touch up; to make even
- 修正液 correction fluid
- 修手 manicure
- 失修 disrepair
- 必修课(必修課) required course; compulsory course
- 女修道 convent
- 修建 to build; to construct
- 修炼成仙(修煉成仙) to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal; practice makes perfect
- 翻修 to rebuild (house or road); to overhaul
- 修好 to repair; to restore
- 内外兼修(內外兼修) (of a person) beautiful inside and out
- 修昔底德陷阱 Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)
- 下修 to revise downward
- 修正主义(修正主義) revisionism
- 修士 member of religious order; frater
- 修治 to repair
- 修阻 long and arduous (road)
- 修辑(修輯) to strive for peace
- 维修(維修) to protect; to maintain
- 修禊 to hold a semiannual ceremony of purification
- 修身 to practice self-cultivation; to cultivate
- 辅修(輔修) to minor in
- 装修(裝修) to decorate; to renovate
- 修路 to repair a road
- 修福 to cultivate merit; to do good deeds; to accumulate merit for future wealth
- 修女 nun
- 修整 to spruce up; to renovate; to tend (a garden); to groom (one's hair); to finish (a rough surface); to trim (a lawn); to touch up (a photo)
- 大修道院长(大修道院長) abbot
- 汽修 auto repair
- 修道 to cultivate ; to practice Taoism
- 修订历史(修訂歷史) revision history (of a document, web page etc)
- 净心修身(凈心修身) to have an untroubled heart and behave morally
- 修心养性(修心養性) to cultivate the heart and nurture the character; to improve oneself by meditation
- 编修(編修) to compile and edit
- 保修期 guarantee period; warranty period
Also contained in
永修 、 新修本草 、 绍修书院 、 修武县 、 修国史 、 欧阳修
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷八十八 志第六十四 河渠六 Volume 88 Treatises 64: Rivers and Canals 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 64
- 卷三百十九 列傳第七十八 歐陽修子:發 棐 劉敞弟:攽 子:奉世 曾鞏弟:肇 Volume 319 Biographies 78: Ouyang Xiu and sons: Fa, Fei , Liu Chang and younger brother: Ban, son : Fengshi, Zeng Gong and younger brother: Zhao History of Song 宋史 — count: 55
- 卷十六 列傳第六 王鎮惡 朱齡石 毛脩之 傅弘之 朱脩之 王玄謨 Volume 16 Biographies 6: Wwang Zhene, Zhu Lingshi, Mao Xiuzhi, Fu Hongzhi, Zhu Xiuzhi, Wang Xuanmo History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 53
- 卷一百六十四 志第一百十七 職官四 Volume 164 Treatises 117: Offical Posts 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 43
- 卷九十五 志第四十八 河渠五 Volume 95 Treatises 48: Rivers and Canals 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
- 卷九十二 志第四十五 河渠二 Volume 92 Treatises 45: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 37
- 卷三百七十八 列傳第一百三十七 衞膚敏 劉珏 胡舜陟 沈晦 劉一止 胡交修 綦崇禮 Volume 378 Biographies 137: Wei Fumin, Liu Jue, Hu Shunzhi, Shen Hui, Liu Yizhi, Hu Jiaoxiu, Qi Chongli History of Song 宋史 — count: 36
- 卷二百八十五 列傳第一百七十三 文苑一 Volume 285 Biographies 173: Literature 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 32
- 卷六十四 志第十六: 河渠一 Volume 64 Treatises 17: Rivers and Canals 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 32
- 卷九十七 志第七十三 藝文二 Volume 97 Treatises 73: Arts and Literature 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 32
Collocations
- 腶修 (腶修) 尚腶修而已矣 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 3
- 能修 (能修) 先王能修禮以達義 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《禮運》 Ceremonial Usages; their Origins, Development, and Intention — count: 3
- 修旧 (修舊) 修舊也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
- 修六 (修六) 司徒修六禮以節民性 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 3
- 修先君 (修先君) 將修先君之怨于鄭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 2
- 修火 (修火) 然後修火之利 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《禮運》 Ceremonial Usages; their Origins, Development, and Intention — count: 2
- 人修 (人修) 周人修而兼用之 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 2
- 修旧好 (修舊好) 修舊好也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 2
- 修礼 (修禮) 修禮以耕之 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《禮運》 Ceremonial Usages; their Origins, Development, and Intention — count: 2
- 身修 (身修) 心正而後身修 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《大學》 The Great Learning — count: 2