修复 meaning in English

xiūfù

to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)

HSK 5verbTraditional 修復18 strokes

Meaning of 修复

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiūfù

to restore; to renovate
(computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)

How to use 修复

修复 is used for restoring damaged things like old buildings, paintings, relationships, or computer files and bugs. It sounds a bit more formal than 修 (xiū) alone. Example: 这个漏洞已经修复了。(Zhège lòudòng yǐjīng xiūfù le.) This bug has already been fixed.

修 (xiū) means to fix or repair, and 复 (fù) means to return or restore, as in 复习 (fùxí) and 反复 (fǎnfù). Together 修复 is fixing something so it goes back to how it was.

Common mistake: Learners often use 修复 for everyday repairs like a bike or a phone, where 修 (xiū) or 修理 (xiūlǐ) sounds more natural. Also do not confuse it with 修改 (xiūgǎi), which means to revise or edit, not to restore.

修复 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge坏huài掉diào的de花huā瓶píng无wú法fǎ修xiū复fù了le。

This broken vase can't be repaired.

一yī座zuò历lì史shǐ地dì标biāo已yǐ经jīng修xiū复fù并bìng将jiāng重chóng新xīn开kāi放fàng。

A historical landmark has been restored and will reopen.

系xì统tǒng故gù障zhàng的de修xiū复fù工gōng作zuò持chí续xù了le一yī整zhěng个gè晚wǎn上shàng。

The repair for the system malfunction lasted for an entire night.

我wǒ很hěn高gāo兴xìng他tā们men修xiū复fù了le暖nuǎn气qì系xì统tǒng，但dàn现xiàn在zài太tài热rè了le。

I'm glad that they fixed the heating system, but now it's too hot.

这zhè个ge问wèn题tí一yì直zhí困kùn扰rǎo着zhe我wǒ们men，直zhí到dào昨zuó晚wǎn我wǒ们men找zhǎo到dào了le原yuán因yīn并bìng修xiū复fù了le它tā。

This problem was troubling us until last night when we found the cause and fixed it.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

修 xiū · to decorate · 9 strokes

复 fù · again · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 修复.

重复	chóngfù	to repeat; to duplicate
复习	fùxí	to review; revision
复杂	fùzá	complicated; complex
修改	xiūgǎi	to amend; to alter
反复	fǎnfù	repeatedly; over and over
复印	fùyìn	to photocopy; to duplicate a document
修理	xiūlǐ	to repair; to fix
回复	huífù	to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc); variant of 回覆[hui
复制	fùzhì	to duplicate; to make a copy of
装修	zhuāngxiū	to decorate; interior decoration
维修	wéixiū	maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
恢复	huīfù	to reinstate; to resume

Questions about 修复

What does 修复 mean?

修复 (xiūfù) means "to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 修复?

修复 is made of 2 characters: 修 (9 strokes), 复 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 修复 an HSK word?

Yes. 修复 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 修复 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 修复 is written 修復.

What is the difference between 修复 and 修理?

修理 (xiūlǐ) is general repair of machines and objects, like 修理汽车 (repair a car). 修复 focuses on restoring something to its original state, such as 修复古画 (restore an old painting) or 修复文件 (repair a file).

Can 修复 be used for relationships?

Yes. 修复关系 (xiūfù guānxi) means to mend a relationship, and it is common in both personal and diplomatic contexts.