HSK 6 · Verbs

修复 xiūfù “to repair” in Chinese

Traditional 修復

What 修复 means

  1. to repair
  2. to restore
  3. to renovate
  4. (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)

How to say 修复

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale修xiū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale复fù4th tone, falling

修复 in a sentence

  1. 这个坏掉的花瓶无法修复了。

    Zhè ge huàidiào de huāpíng wúfǎ xiūfù le.

    This broken vase can’t be repaired.

    Sentence #11762465 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我很高兴他们修复了暖气系统，但现在太热了。

    Wǒ hěn gāoxìng tāmen xiūfù le nuǎnqì xìtǒng, dàn xiànzài tài rè le.

    I’m glad they fixed the heating, but now it’s too hot.

    Sentence #830355 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 一座历史地标已经修复并将重新开放。

    Yí zuò lìshǐ dìbiāo yǐjīng xiūfù bìng jiāng chóngxīn kāifàng.

    A historic landmark has been restored and will reopen.

    Sentence #13190529 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 修复 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 修 (xiū) with each of its parts in a different colour
修xiūto decorate
  • 攸distant · yōuSound part
  • 彡bristle · shānMeaning part

彡 hints at the meaning (bristle); 攸 (yōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiū.

The character 复 (fù) with each of its parts in a different colour
复fùto go and return
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 日sun · rì
  • 夂go · zhǐ

How to write 修复

修 9 strokes · 复 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

修复 (xiūfù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 修复 (xiūfù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 修复

Words with 修

修理xiūlǐ · to repair维修wéixiū · to repair修改xiūgǎi · to amend装修zhuāngxiū · to renovate修建xiūjiàn · to build修养xiūyǎng · self-cultivation

Words with 复

复习fùxí · revise复印fùyìn · to photocopy复杂fùzá · complicated恢复huīfù · to recover重复chóngfù · to repeat复制fùzhì · to duplicate反复fǎnfù · repeatedly答复dáfù · to reply报复bàofu · to retaliate复兴fùxīng · revival

More words: Common Verbs

携带xiédài · to carry (on one’s person)协助xiézhù · to assist熄灭xīmiè · to go out牺牲xīshēng · to sacrifice修建xiūjiàn · to build选拔xuǎnbá · to select (the best)悬挂xuánguà · to hang炫耀xuànyào · to show off

FAQs

修复 (xiūfù) means “to repair” or “to restore”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiūfù: xiū with a 1st tone, then fù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 修复 is written 修復. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiufu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 修复 from the suggestions. Typing xiufu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
修复 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.