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整理

zhěnglǐ

to tidy up

Usage note

整理表示把东西摆放整齐,或把内容理清楚。

zhěng lǐ biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī bǎi fàng zhěng qí, huò bǎ nèi róng lǐ qīng chǔ。

整理 means to tidy things up or organize content.

Context note

整理常用于房间、资料和思路。

zhěng lǐ cháng yòng yú fáng jiān 、 zī liào hé sī lù。

Organize is often used with rooms, materials, and thoughts.

5 examples

我在整理房间。
wǒ zài zhěng lǐ fáng jiān。
I am tidying the room.
整理一下书包。
qǐng zhěng lǐ yí xià shū bāo。
Please organize your schoolbag.
整理了笔记。
tā zhěng lǐ le bǐ jì。
He organized the notes.
整理东西很重要。
zhěng lǐ dōng xī hěn zhòng yào。
Tidying things is important.
我们先整理桌子。
wǒ men xiān zhěng lǐ zhuō zi。
Let us tidy the table first.

5 mini stories

周末我会整理房间。
zhōu mò wǒ huì zhěng lǐ fáng jiān。
On the weekend I will tidy the room.
老师让我们整理好资料。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zhěng lǐ hǎo zī liào。
The teacher asked us to organize the materials.
整理了自己的书桌。
tā zhěng lǐ le zì jǐ de shū zhuō。
She tidied up her desk.
他把文件整理得很清楚。
tā bǎ wén jiàn zhěng lǐ dé hěn qīng chǔ。
He organized the files very clearly.
整理完之后,房间看起来整齐多了。
zhěng lǐ wán zhī hòu, fáng jiān kàn qǐ lái zhěng qí duō le。
After tidying up, the room looked much neater.

Mini dialogue

整理房间

A
你的房间有点乱哦。
Nǐ de fángjiān yǒudiǎn luàn o.
Your room is a bit messy.
B
我知道,我吃完午饭就整理
Wǒ zhīdào, wǒ chī wán wǔfàn jiù zhěnglǐ.
I know. I'll tidy up after lunch.

书包

A
你在做什么?
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在整理书包,明天要用的书很多。
Wǒ zài zhěnglǐ shūbāo, míngtiān yào yòng de shū hěn duō.
I'm tidying up my schoolbag. I have many books for tomorrow.

Related words and contrasts

similar
收拾
shōushi
to put in order; to tidy

Often used for tidying up a room or desk.

similar
清理
qīnglǐ
to clean up; to clear away

Focuses more on removing unwanted things.

opposite
弄乱
nòngluàn
to mess up

The opposite action of making something untidy.

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