修理 meaning in English

xiūlǐ

to repair; to fix

HSK 4verb20 strokes

Meaning of 修理

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiūlǐ

to repair
to fix
to prune
to trim
(coll.) to sort sb out
to fix sb

How to use 修理

修理 is the everyday verb for repairing machines, cars, bikes, phones and household items. It can also mean trimming plants, and in casual speech it means to teach someone a lesson. Example: 我的自行车坏了，需要修理。(Wǒ de zìxíngchē huài le, xūyào xiūlǐ.) My bike is broken and needs to be repaired.

修 (xiū) means to mend or improve, and 理 (lǐ) means to put in order, like in 处理 (chǔlǐ). When you 修理 something, you mend it and put it back in working order.

Common mistake: Learners often use 修理 for fixing abstract problems, but for problems, mistakes or situations Chinese uses 解决 (jiějué) or 处理 (chǔlǐ) instead. Also keep the tones straight: xiū is first tone and lǐ is third tone, not xiù or lì.

修理 in example sentences

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

修xiū理lǐ将jiāng要yào花huā费fèi很hěn多duō钱qián。

Repairs will cost a lot of money.

我wǒ昨zuó天tiān修xiū理lǐ自zì行xíng车chē了le。

I repaired the bike yesterday.

我wǒ让ràng他tā修xiū理lǐ我wǒ的de车chē子zi。

I got him to repair my car.

我wǒ的de车chē在zài店diàn里lǐ修xiū理lǐ中zhōng。

My car's in the shop.

他tā必bì须xū修xiū理lǐ这zhè个ge时shí钟zhōng。

He has to repair the clock.

Stroke order for each character

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

修 xiū · to decorate · 9 strokes

理 lǐ · texture · 11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 修理.

道理	dàolǐ	reason; argument
经理	jīnglǐ	manager; director
理想	lǐxiǎng	an ideal; a dream
处理	chǔlǐ	to handle; to deal with; to punish
理解	lǐjiě	to comprehend; to understand
理由	lǐyóu	reason; grounds
理论	lǐlùn	theory; to argue
管理	guǎnlǐ	to supervise; to manage
整理	zhěnglǐ	to arrange; to tidy up
合理	hélǐ	rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
修改	xiūgǎi	to amend; to alter
理发	lǐfà	to get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut

Questions about 修理

What does 修理 mean?

修理 (xiūlǐ) means "to repair; to fix" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 修理?

修理 is made of 2 characters: 修 (9 strokes), 理 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 修理 an HSK word?

Yes. 修理 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 修理 and 修?

修 alone is very common in speech and works the same way, as in 修电脑 (xiū diànnǎo) to fix a computer. 修理 is a bit more complete and slightly more formal, and it is often used as a noun-like object, as in 送去修理 (sòng qù xiūlǐ) to send something for repair.

How do I say repair shop or repairman with 修理?

A repair shop is 修理店 (xiūlǐ diàn) or 修理厂 (xiūlǐ chǎng) for cars and larger machines. A repairman is 修理工 (xiūlǐ gōng).