禅修
chán xiū
Pinyin

Definition

禅修
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chán xiū
  1. to practice Zen (esp. meditation)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
修复
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
装修
zhuāng xiū
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 interior decoration
  3. 3 to fit up
  4. 4 to renovate
修剪
xiū jiǎn
  1. 1 to prune
  2. 2 to trim
修女
xiū nu:3
  1. 1 nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
修好
xiū hǎo
  1. 1 to repair (sth broken)
  2. 2 to restore (sth damaged)
  3. 3 to establish friendly relations with
  4. 4 (literary) to do meritorious deeds
修建
xiū jiàn
  1. 1 to build
  2. 2 to construct
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
修炼
xiū liàn
  1. 1 (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2 to practice asceticism
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
修行
xiū xíng
  1. 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
修补
xiū bǔ
  1. 1 to mend
修车
xiū chē
  1. 1 to repair a bike (car etc)
修长
xiū cháng
  1. 1 slender
  2. 2 lanky
  3. 3 tall and thin
修饰
xiū shì
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 to adorn
  3. 3 to dress up
  4. 4 to polish (a written piece)
  5. 5 to qualify or modify (grammar)
修养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 training
  3. 3 self-cultivation
必修
bì xiū
  1. 1 a required course
必修课
bì xiū kè
  1. 1 required course
  2. 2 compulsory course

Idioms (5)

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion

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