Sentence #2220879 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 修理 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.
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.
理lǐtexture
王king · wángMeaning part
里village · lǐSound part
王 hints at the meaning (king); 里 (lǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐ.
Memory aid王 here is jade 玉: cutting jade along its grain. 里 (lǐ) gives the sound: to put in order, reason.
How to write 修理
修 9 strokes · 理 11 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 修理 (xiūlǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
修理 (xiūlǐ) means “to repair” or “to fix”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it xiūlǐ: xiū with a 1st tone, then lǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 修理 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiuli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 修理 from the suggestions. Typing xiuli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
修理 is an HSK 4 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.
修xiū1st tone, high and level
理lǐ3rd tone, dipping
