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修

Mandarin · pinyin xiū#

Mandarin · pinyin Xiū#

surname Xiu

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修: xiū · study; repair; cultivate

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to decorate; to embellish
to repair; to mend
to build; to construct
to revise; to write; to compile
(education) to study; to cultivate; to take a course
(literary) tall; slim; long
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 修正主義／修正主义 (xiūzhèng zhǔyì) revisionism
a surname

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