How to say “repair” in Chinese
repair; build
“Repair” in Chinese is 修, xiū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
修 is read xiū. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “修”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 修. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 空调坏了，得找人来修。kōngtiáohuàile,děizhǎorénláixiūThe air conditioner is broken, we need to get someone to fix it.
- 电梯已经修好了diàntīyǐjīngxiūhǎoleThe elevator has already been fixed.
- 您的车修好了。níndechēxiūhǎoleYour car is fixed.
- 我们家正在装修。wǒmenjiāzhèngzàizhuāngxiūWe're renovating our place right now.
- 装修房子要花1很多钱zhuāngxiūfángziyàohuāhěnduōqiánRenovating an apartment costs a lot of money.
- 电梯正在维修diàntīzhèngzàiwéixiūThe elevator is under repair.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “It broke!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “repair” in Chinese?
“Repair” in Chinese is 修, pinyin xiū.
What does 修 mean?
修 (xiū) means “repair; build”.
How do you write 修?
修 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 修?
修 is read xiū. Tones: xiū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“repair” in the lesson “It broke!”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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