REPAIR  修理修

WORK so as to CAUSE TO BECOME EXCELLENT RESEMBLE:as in the PAST AGAIN.
RESTOREMENDFIX (UP)PUT/SET RIGHTRESTORERESTORE TO WORKING ORDEROVERHAULSERVICEINFORMAL PATCH UP
Antonym
  • DESTROYDAMAGE something so as to CAUSE it to CEASE to EXIST.
    Hypernym
    • WORKMake an EFFORT ENDURINGLY CONFORMING to a PLAN, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE an AIM, and OFTEN IN ORDER TO be PAID a SALARY.
      • EFFORTDELIBERATE DILIGENT TRY:attempt to SUCCEED in an ACTION.
        • TRYACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING.
          • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The most current word for repairing or building something up again is xiū 修.

    2. Fù 復 is occasionally used to refer to the bringing back of something to its original shape or state.

    3. Lǐ 理 is occasionally used to refer to bringing something into proper, orderly shape.

    4. Bǔ 補 focusses on the act of supplementing something as a constitutive element to get something into good repair.

    5. Zhàn 綻 refers to the sowing or patching up of clothes.

    6. Shàn 繕, a rare word, refers primarily to getting something to hang properly together which is about to fall apart.

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    修理

    整修

    修整

    整治

    收拾

    拾掇

    掇弄

    修補

    修繕

    繕修

    修葺

    修復

    修

    整

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.23

    • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 53

    • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 471

    Words

    補  bǔ OC: paaʔ MC: puo̝ 11 AttributionsWD

    Bǔ 補 focusses on the act of supplementing something as a constitutive element to get something into good repair.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 折/BREAK OFF The most general word for breaking anything off is zhé 折and the word refers to the action of breaking something off as such; the action of breaking is not necessarily attributed to a person or animal: the wind may zhé 折 something off.
    • Object: 闕/DEFECT

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)make up the contextually determinate N, get into proper shape
    • vtoNimprove through repairs (especially clothes); repair by filling in; supplement
    脩  xiū OC: sqlɯw MC: sɨu 9 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)put in order the contextually determinate NLZ
    • vtoNrepair; put in order; keep in good repair
    修  xiū OC: sqlɯw MC: sɨu 7 AttributionsWD

    The most current word for repairing or building something up again is xiū 修.

      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nmake repairs to
    • vtoNrepair, do up; keep in good shape
    繕  shàn OC: ɡjens MC: dʑiɛn 6 AttributionsWD

    Shàn 繕 , a rare word, refers primarily to getting something to hang properly together which is about to fall apart;

      Syntactic words
    • nabactkeeping weapons in good repair
    • vadNrestored to proper strength
    • vtoNrepair, fix up, restore get into good shape (ZUO: weapons); maintain in good order; keep in good repair
    • vtoNfigurativeameliorate, mend
    新作  xīn zuò OC: siŋ tsaaɡs MC: sin tsuo̝
    新作  xīn zuò OC: siŋ tsaals MC: sin tsɑ
    新作  xīn zuò OC: siŋ tsaaɡ MC: sin tsɑk 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNrefurbish, rebuild (NOT: building a new kind of thing)
    坏  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpatch up with mud
    新  xīn OC: siŋ MC: sin 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbuild anew: renovate; refurbish
    脩飾  xiū shì MC: sjuw syik OC: sqlɯw qhljɯɡLZ 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)= xiu1chi4 修飭: repair and take good care of the contextually determinate NLZ
    • VPtoN= xiu1chi4 修飭: repair and take good care ofLZ
    • VPtoNpassive= xiu1chi4 修飭: be repaired and taken good care ofLZ
    葺  qì OC: skhib MC: tship 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrepair houses and the like
    • vtoNpassivebe repaired, get repaired
    還  huán OC: ɡʷraan MC: ɦɣan 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadVby way of restoring something to its original shape
    修利  xiū lì OC: sqlɯw rids MC: sɨu li 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNget into proper repair
    復  fù OC: buɡ MC: buk 0 AttributionsWD

    Fù 復 is occasionally used to refer to the bringing back of something to its original shape or state.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe amended
    理  lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 0 AttributionsWD

    Lǐ 理 is occasionally used to refer to bringing something into proper, orderly shape.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrepair, get into proper shape
    綻  zhàn OC: rdeens MC: ɖɣɛn 0 AttributionsWD

    Zhàn 綻 refers to the sowing or patching up of clothes.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrepair clothes
    覘  chān OC: khrlem MC: ʈhiɛm 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrepair

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