修正

Chinese

		to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
trad. (修正)		修	正
simp. #(修正)		修	正
alternative forms		脩正

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūzhèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ zing³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siu-chèng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siu¹ zian³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiūzhèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sioujhèng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-chêng⁴
    • Yale: syōu-jèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioujenq
    • Palladius: сючжэн (sjučžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sau¹ zing³
    • Yale: sāu jing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ dzing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ jing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 修正 蒐證／蒐证

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-chèng
    • Tâi-lô: siu-tsìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuzexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siu¹ zian³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siu tsiàⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siu³³⁻²³ t͡sĩã²¹³/

Verb

修正

1. to revise; to amend; to correct

Synonyms

edit

• 修改 (xiūgǎi)
• 修編／修编 (xiūbiān)
• 修訂／修订 (xiūdìng)
• 刪改／删改 (shāngǎi)
• 匡正 (kuāngzhèng) (literary)
• 參訂／参订 (cāndìng) (to proofread and correct)
• 批改 (pīgǎi) (to mark)
• 改定 (gǎidìng)
• 改正 (gǎizhèng)
• 改訂／改订 (gǎidìng)
• 更定 (gēngdìng)
• 更正 (gēngzhèng)
• 格正 (gézhèng) (literary)
• 校正 (jiàozhèng) (to proofread and correct)
• 矯正／矫正 (jiǎozhèng)
• 端正 (duānzhèng)
• 糾正／纠正 (jiūzhèng)
• 訂正／订正 (dìngzhèng)
• 重修 (chóngxiū)
• 釐正 (lízhèng) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 修正主義／修正主义 (xiūzhèng zhǔyì)
• 修正帶／修正带 (xiūzhèngdài)
• 修正案 (xiūzhèng'àn)
• 修正液 (xiūzhèngyè)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (修正):

• → Japanese: 修正(しゅうせい) (shūsei)
• → Korean: 수정(修正) (sujeong)
• → Vietnamese: tu chính (修正)

Adjective

修正

1. (archaic) kind-hearted and upright

Japanese

Kanji in this term
修	正
しゅう Grade: 5	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅうせー [shùúséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨːse̞ː]

Noun

修(しゅう)正(せい) • (shūsei) ^{←しうせい (siusei)?}

1. revision; correction; amendment; making changes to correct or improve
   • 2015 September 21, Daniel Morales, “When translation gets tough, bow to the ‘Green Goddess’”, in The Japan Times‎^[1] (in English), retrieved 2023-04-11:

     [...] you should consider checking against a second dictionary when you go through a process of shūsei (修正, revision) to refine the work you’ve already done.

Verb

修(しゅう)正(せい)する • (shūsei suru) ^{←しうせい (siusei)?}suru (stem 修(しゅう)正(せい)し (shūsei shi), past 修(しゅう)正(せい)した (shūsei shita))

1. to revise; to correct; to amend; to make changes to correct or improve

Conjugation

Conjugation of "修正する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	修正し	しゅうせいし	shūsei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	修正し	しゅうせいし	shūsei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	修正する	しゅうせいする	shūsei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	修正する	しゅうせいする	shūsei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	修正すれ	しゅうせいすれ	shūsei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	修正せよ¹ 修正しろ²	しゅうせいせよ¹ しゅうせいしろ²	shūsei seyo¹ shūsei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	修正される	しゅうせいされる	shūsei sareru
Causative	修正させる 修正さす	しゅうせいさせる しゅうせいさす	shūsei saseru shūsei sasu
Potential	修正できる	しゅうせいできる	shūsei dekiru
Volitional	修正しよう	しゅうせいしよう	shūsei shiyō
Negative	修正しない	しゅうせいしない	shūsei shinai
Negative continuative	修正せず	しゅうせいせず	shūsei sezu
Formal	修正します	しゅうせいします	shūsei shimasu
Perfective	修正した	しゅうせいした	shūsei shita
Conjunctive	修正して	しゅうせいして	shūsei shite
Hypothetical conditional	修正すれば	しゅうせいすれば	shūsei sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
修	正

Noun

修正 • (sujeong) (hangeul 수정)

1. hanja form^? of 수정 (“modification; amendment”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
修	正

Verb

修正

1. chữ Hán form of tu chính (“to revise; to amend; to correct”).