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整治

zhěngzhì
verb HSK 6 #33,684

Meanings

  1. 1 to regulate; to rectify; to renovate
  2. 2 to punish; to fix (a problem or a person)

Characters

整
zhěng
whole; to put in order; to fix
治
zhì
to govern; to manage; to cure
To put in order and govern - cleaning up problems or bringing things under control.

Examples

HSK 2
这条河经过整治后变干净了。
Zhè tiáo hé jīngguò zhěngzhì hòu biàn gānjìng le.
This river became clean after renovation.
HSK 5
政府整治了环境污染问题。
Zhèngfǔ zhěngzhì le huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí.
The government dealt with the environmental pollution issue.
HSK 7-9
市容整治工作正在进行。
Shìróng zhěngzhì gōngzuò zhèngzài jìnxíng.
City appearance improvement work is underway.

Tips

usage
整治 has two flavors: 1) Official/positive: cleaning up rivers, streets, or pollution (environmental renovation). 2) Informal/negative: 整治某人 = to teach someone a lesson, to punish/get back at someone.

Stroke Order

整 zhěng
治 zhì