整理

zhěnglǐ

verb HSK 3 #2,762

Meanings

HSK 1

请整理一下你的房间。

Qǐng zhěnglǐ yíxià nǐ de fángjiān.

Please tidy up your room.

HSK 2

老师让我们整理笔记。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zhěnglǐ bǐjì.

The teacher asked us to organize our notes.

HSK 3

我需要整理这些文件。

Wǒ xūyào zhěnglǐ zhèxiē wénjiàn.

I need to organize these documents.

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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