xiū

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Definitions

  1. 1. to decorate
  2. 2. to embellish
  3. 3. to repair
  4. 4. to build
  5. 5. to write
  6. 6. to cultivate
  7. 7. to study
  8. 8. to take (a class)

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Words Containing 修

保修
bǎo xiū

to promise to keep sth in good repair

修建
xiū jiàn

to build

修复
xiū fù

to restore; to renovate

修改
xiū gǎi

to amend

修正
xiū zhèng

to revise

修理
xiū lǐ

to repair

修补
xiū bǔ

to mend

修订
xiū dìng

to revise

修路
xiū lù

to repair a road

修车
xiū chē

to repair a bike (car etc)

修长
xiū cháng

slender

修养
xiū yǎng

accomplishment

必修
bì xiū

(of an academic course) required

维修
wéi xiū

maintenance (of equipment)

装修
zhuāng xiū

to decorate

进修
jìn xiū

to undertake advanced studies

选修
xuǎn xiū

(at a school) to take as an elective

下修
xià xiū

to revise downward

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú

not care about one's appearance (idiom)

不加修饰
bù jiā xiū shì

undecorated

主修
zhǔ xiū

(education) to major in

保修期
bǎo xiū qī

guarantee period

修剪
xiū jiǎn

to prune

修图
xiū tú

to retouch images

修士
xiū shì

member of religious order

修女
xiū nǚ

nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)

修好
xiū hǎo

to repair (sth broken)

修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng

to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation

修宪
xiū xiàn

to amend the constitution

修成正果
xiū chéng zhèng guǒ

to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight

修手
xiū shǒu

manicure

修指甲
xiū zhǐ jia

manicure

修撰
xiū zhuàn

to compile

修改稿
xiū gǎi gǎo

revised draft

修整
xiū zhěng

to spruce up

修文
xiū wén

Xiuwen County in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[guì yáng], Guizhou

修文县
xiū wén xiàn

Xiuwen County in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[guì yáng], Guizhou

修昔底德
xiū xī dǐ dé

Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War

修昔底德陷阱
xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)

修会
xiū huì

religious order

修业
xiū yè

to study at school

修正主义
xiū zhèng zhǔ yì

revisionism

修正案
xiū zhèng àn

amendment

修正液
xiū zhèng yè

correction fluid

修武
xiū wǔ

Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作[jiāo zuò], Henan

修武县
xiū wǔ xiàn

Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作[jiāo zuò], Henan

修水
xiū shuǐ

Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

修水利
xiū shuǐ lì

water conservancy

修水县
xiū shuǐ xiàn

Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

修法
xiū fǎ

to amend a law

修炼
xiū liàn

(of Taoists) to practice austerities

修炼成仙
xiū liàn chéng xiān

lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal

修理厂
xiū lǐ chǎng

repair shop

修睦
xiū mù

to cultivate friendship with neighbors

修筑
xiū zhù

to build

修编
xiū biān

to revise

修练
xiū liàn

to practice (an activity)

修缮
xiū shàn

to renovate

修罗
xiū luó

Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology

修习
xiū xí

to study

修脚
xiū jiǎo

pedicure

修脚师
xiū jiǎo shī

pedicurist

修葺
xiū qì

to repair

修行
xiū xíng

to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)

修行人
xiū xíng rén

person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism)

修补匠
xiū bǔ jiàng

tinker

修规
xiū guī

construction plan

修订本
xiū dìng běn

revised edition (of a book)

修订历史
xiū dìng lì shǐ

revision history (of a document, web page etc)

修订版
xiū dìng bǎn

revised edition

修身
xiū shēn

to cultivate one's moral character

修辞
xiū cí

rhetoric

修辞学
xiū cí xué

rhetoric

修辞格
xiū cí gé

figure of speech

修造
xiū zào

to build

修造厂
xiū zào chǎng

repair workshop (for machinery, vehicles etc)

修道
xiū dào

to practice Daoism

修道士
xiū dào shì

friar; frater

修道会
xiū dào huì

order (of monks)

修道院
xiū dào yuàn

monastery

修阻
xiū zǔ

(literary) long and arduous (road)

修院
xiū yuàn

seminary (Christian college)

修面
xiū miàn

to have a shave

修鞋匠
xiū xié jiàng

a cobbler

修音
xiū yīn

voicing (adjustment of timbre, loudness etc of organ or other musical instrument)

修饰
xiū shì

to decorate

修饰话
xiū shì huà

modifier (grammar)

修饰语
xiū shì yǔ

(grammar) modifier

修齐
xiū qí

to make level; to make even; to trim

克劳修斯
kè láo xiū sī

Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888), German physicist and mathematician

内外兼修
nèi wài jiān xiū

(of a person) beautiful inside and out

净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn

to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)

前置修饰语
qián zhì xiū shì yǔ

premodifier (grammar)

培修
péi xiū

to repair earthworks

基因修改
jī yīn xiū gǎi

genetic modification

大修
dà xiū

overhaul

大修道院
dà xiū dào yuàn

abbey

大修道院长
dà xiū dào yuàn zhǎng

abbot

失修
shī xiū

disrepair

奥德修斯
ào dé xiū sī

Odysseus

奥迪修斯
ào dí xiū sī

Odysseus, hero of Homer's Odyssey

女修道院
nǚ xiū dào yuàn

convent

师父领进门,修行在个人
shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you

年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū

dilapidated

后置修饰语
hòu zhì xiū shì yǔ

postmodifier (grammar)

复修
fù xiū

to restore (an ancient temple)

必修课
bì xiū kè

required course

托钵修会
tuō bō xiū huì

mendicant religious order in Catholicism

抢修
qiǎng xiū

to repair in a rush

整修
zhěng xiū

to repair

新修
xīn xiū

revise

新修本草
xīn xiū běn cǎo

Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine

明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng

lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)

普罗米修斯
pǔ luó mǐ xiū sī

Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology

李修贤
lǐ xiū xián

Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director

检修
jiǎn xiū

to overhaul

欧阳修
ōu yáng xiū

Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), Northern Song dynasty prose writer and historian

岁修
suì xiū

start of the year

永修
yǒng xiū

Yongxiu county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

永修县
yǒng xiū xiàn

Yongxiu county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

汽修
qì xiū

auto repair

男修道院长
nán xiū dào yuàn zhǎng

abbot

研修
yán xiū

to do research work

研修员
yán xiū yuán

research worker

禅修
chán xiū

to practice Zen (esp. meditation)

编修
biān xiū

to compile and edit

纂修
zuǎn xiū

to compile and revise

翻修
fān xiū

to rebuild (house or road)

自修
zì xiū

to study on one's own

变修
biàn xiū

to become revisionist

蹇修
jiǎn xiū

go-between

辅修
fǔ xiū

to minor in

选修课
xuǎn xiū kè

optional course (in school)

郇山隐修会
xún shān yǐn xiū huì

Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)

重修
chóng xiū

to reconstruct

重修旧好
chóng xiū jiù hǎo

to make friends again

重新装修
chóng xīn zhuāng xiū

refurbishment; renovation

阿修罗
ā xiū luó

Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology

隐修
yǐn xiū

monasticism

隐修士
yǐn xiū shì

monk (Christian)

隐修院
yǐn xiū yuàn

monastery (Christian)

双主修
shuāng zhǔ xiū

(education) double major

静修
jìng xiū

contemplation

斗私批修
dòu sī pī xiū

fight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)