梳理

shūlǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #15,999

Meanings

1 to comb; to groom
2 to sort out; to organize (information, thoughts)

Characters

to arrange; to organize

Comb (梳) and arrange (理) — smoothing things out, literally or figuratively.

Examples

她每天早上都会梳理头发。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōuhuì shūlǐ tóufa.

She combs her hair every morning.

我需要梳理一下这些资料。

Wǒ xūyào shūlǐ yíxià zhèxiē zīliào.

I need to sort through these materials.

Tips

usage

梳理 is increasingly used figuratively — 梳理思路 (organize your thoughts), 梳理资料 (sort through materials), 梳理关系 (untangle relationships). The metaphor of 'combing through' tangles works perfectly.

Stroke Order

梳 shū

理 lǐ