拾掇

shíduo

verb #34,163

Meanings

1 to tidy up; to clear up
2 to put in order; to fix; to repair
3 (colloquial) to deal with someone; to teach a lesson

Characters

to gather; to pick up

Examples

你先拾掇一下房间。

Nǐ xiān shíduo yīxià fángjiān.

Tidy up the room a bit first.

这台旧自行车拾掇拾掇还能骑。

Zhè tái jiù zìxíngchē shíduo shíduo hái néng qí.

This old bike can still be ridden after a bit of fixing.

Tips

register

拾掇 is northern colloquial — second syllable goes neutral (shíduo). The 'deal with someone' sense (好好拾掇他一下 'give him a good lesson') is a half-joking threat. In writing, 整理 'organize' or 修理 'repair' are more neutral.

Stroke Order

拾 shí

掇 duo