修订

修訂

xiūdìng

verb HSK 7 #24,924

Meanings

1 to revise
2 to amend
3 to edit

Characters

Examples

这本教材已经修订了三次。

Zhè běn jiàocái yǐjīng xiūdìngle sān cì.

This textbook has been revised three times.

政府正在修订相关法律。

Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài xiūdìng xiāngguān fǎlǜ.

The government is revising the relevant laws.

Tips

usage

修订 is used for formal texts: books, laws, regulations, plans. It implies careful, systematic revision. For casual editing, use 修改 instead.

Stroke Order

修 xiū

订 dìng