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修修

xiūxiū
verb #17,469

Meanings

  1. 1 to fix up a bit
  2. 2 to do a little repair work

Characters

修
xiū
to repair; to fix
Reduplication of 修 to soften the verb, implying a casual or brief action.

Examples

这把椅子修修还能用。
Zhè bǎ yǐzi xiūxiū hái néng yòng.
This chair can still be used if we fix it up a bit.
你把头发修修吧。
Nǐ bǎ tóufa xiūxiū ba.
Get your hair trimmed a bit.

Tips

grammar
修修 is a reduplicated form of 修 (to fix/repair). Verb reduplication in Chinese softens the tone, making it sound casual and less effortful - like saying 'just fix it up a little.'

Stroke Order

修 xiū