整理

zhěnglǐ

verb HSK 3 #2,762

Meanings

请整理一下你的房间。

Qǐng zhěnglǐ yíxià nǐ de fángjiān.

Please tidy up your room.

我需要整理这些文件。

Wǒ xūyào zhěnglǐ zhèxiē wénjiàn.

I need to organize these documents.

她在整理行李。

Tā zài zhěnglǐ xíngli.

She is packing (organizing) her luggage.

老师让我们整理笔记。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zhěnglǐ bǐjì.

The teacher asked us to organize our notes.

usage

整理 is very versatile: rooms (tidy), documents (sort), thoughts (organize), luggage (pack). The core meaning is 'put things into proper order.'

usage

整理 vs 收拾: Both mean 'to tidy up,' but 收拾 is more colloquial and can also mean 'to punish someone' in slang.

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