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修饰

xiū shì

2-character word Traditional 修飾

What 修饰 means

1. to decorate
2. to adorn
3. to dress up
4. to polish (a written piece)
5. to qualify or modify (grammar)

The characters in 修饰

• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 饰shìdecoration; ornament; to decorate

Example sentences

• 通过遗传修饰，我们可以改良农作物。
  Tōngguò yíchuán xiūshì, wǒmen kěyǐ gǎiliáng nóngzuòwù.
  Through genetic modification, we can improve crops.
• 修饰名词的东西（形容词，或形容词相等语）。
  Xiūshì míngcí de dōngxi （ xíngróngcí, huò xíngróngcí xiāngděng yǔ ）.
  Things that modify nouns (adjective, or adjectival equivalent).

Words starting with 修饰

• 修饰话xiū shì huàmodifier (grammar)
• 修饰语xiū shì yǔ(grammar) modifier; qualifier; adjunct

Words containing 修饰

• 不加修饰bù jiā xiū shìundecorated; unvarnished; no frills
• 前置修饰语qián zhì xiū shì yǔpremodifier (grammar)
• 后置修饰语hòu zhì xiū shì yǔpostmodifier (grammar)

Sounds the same

Read xiū shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 修士member of religious order; frater
• 休市to close the market (for a holiday or overnight etc)