修补

• 병음: xiū bǔ
• 한자 분석: 修 = 亻 + 攸 + 彡 (repair/cultivate); 补 = 衤 + 卜 (patch/supplement)

뜻

깁다; 수선하다; (관계 등을) 봉합하다

Used for physical repairs (clothes, objects, buildings) and figurative restoration (relationships, reputations, policies). Implies restoring something to workable condition rather than a complete overhaul.

예문

1. 她将破损的旗袍送到老裁缝那里修补，师傅凭借精湛手艺让衣物重焕新颜。
2. 两国政府正积极采取措施修补因贸易争端而受损的双边关系，争取尽快恢复正常交往。
3. 这栋历史建筑的墙壁出现裂缝，文物保护部门及时组织专业人员进行了精心修补。

사용 가이드

맥락: repair, diplomacy, relationships, crafts

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 双方关系出现裂痕后，应尽早坦诚沟通，积极修补，以免嫌隙加深、难以弥合。(After a rift appears in a relationship, both parties should communicate honestly and work to repair it promptly, lest the estrangement deepen and become irreparable.)
• 工匠用传统工艺修补了这件瓷器上的裂纹，修复后几乎看不出损坏的痕迹。(The craftsman used traditional techniques to mend the crack in the porcelain; after restoration, the damage was barely visible.)

피해야 할 표현

• 修补整个系统架构 — 修补 implies patching specific damage rather than a complete redesign; for overhauling a system use 重构 or 重建; 修补 is for targeted, localised repairs

기원과 역사

修 (repair/fix) + 补 (patch/supplement) — to repair and patch what is damaged

문화적 배경

시대: Traditional to Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal