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title: "Xiuli Meaning: 修理 (to repair) or 秀丽 (beautiful)?"
description: "修理 (xiūlǐ) means “to repair; to fix”. Not the xiuli you heard? See 秀丽. Hear its tones, see what 修 and 理 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiuli"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 修理 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

修理 xiūlǐ

## to repair; to fix

## It can also mean

- (coll.) to teach someone a lesson; to beat up

## Its characters

1. 修 xiū to repair
2. 理 lǐ reason

## In a sentence

我的自行车坏了，得找人修理。 My bike is broken; I need to get someone to fix it.

[More about 修理](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BF%AE%E7%90%86)

## Other words said xiuli

- [秀丽xiùlìbeautiful](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A7%80%E4%B8%BD)

## More words with 修 or 理

- [办理 bànlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banli)
- [处理 chǔlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuli)
- [代理 dàilǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daili)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [道理 dàoli](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoli)
- [地理 dìlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dili)
- [管理 guǎnlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanli)
- [合理 hélǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heli)
- [料理 liàolǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaoli)
- [理财 lǐcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/licai)

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