整顿
Old HSK 6
整顿 (zhěngdùn) · to reorganise
整顿 (zhěngdùn) means “to reorganise; to rectify; to tidy up”. It is written with 2 characters: 整 (whole) + 顿 (measure word for meals). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 整顿 is built
The characters
整 zhěng · whole
What 整 is made of
- 敕chì — an imperial order or decree
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 束shù — to bind
- 正zhèng — first month of the lunar year
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 敕 gives the meaning, 正 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
顿 dùn · measure word for meals
What 顿 is made of
- 屯tún — village
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 屯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司正在整顿管理。Gōngsī zhèngzài zhěngdùn guǎnlǐ.The company is reorganising its management.
这些小店需要整顿。Zhèxiē xiǎodiàn xūyào zhěngdùn.These small shops need to be put in order.
Questions about 整顿
What does 整顿 mean?
整顿 (zhěngdùn) means “to reorganise; to rectify; to tidy up”.
How do you pronounce 整顿?
整顿 is pronounced zhěngdùn.
Which HSK level is 整顿?
整顿 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
- 完整wánzhěngcomplete
- 整个zhěnggèwhole
- 整理zhěnglǐto tidy up
- 整齐zhěngqíneat
- 整体zhěngtǐwhole
- 整天zhěngtiānall day long
- 整整zhěngzhěngwhole
- 整zhěngwhole
- 顿时dùnshíimmediately
Learn 整顿 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 233: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.