装修
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
装修 (zhuāngxiū) · to decorate
装修 (zhuāngxiū) means “to decorate; to renovate”. It is written with 2 characters: 装 (to put in) + 修 (to repair). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 装修 is built
The characters
装 zhuāng · to put in
What 装 is made of
- 壮zhuàng — big
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 士shì — scholar
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 壮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
修 xiū · to repair
What 修 is made of
- 攸yōu — distant
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 彡 gives the meaning, 攸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们家正在装修。Wǒmen jiā zhèngzài zhuāngxiū.Our home is being renovated.
你的新房子装修好了吗？Nǐ de xīn fángzi zhuāngxiū hǎo le ma?Has your new apartment been decorated yet?
Questions about 装修
What does 装修 mean?
装修 (zhuāngxiū) means “to decorate; to renovate”.
How do you pronounce 装修?
装修 is pronounced zhuāngxiū.
Which HSK level is 装修?
装修 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 装置zhuāngzhìdevice
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
- 装饰zhuāngshìto decorate
- 包装bāozhuāngpackaging
- 武装wǔzhuāngarmed
- 装备zhuāngbèiequipment
- 装卸zhuāngxièto load and unload
- 装zhuāngto put in
Learn 装修 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.