整顿

整顿 zhěngdùn

Reorganizes (consolidate - rectify)

整顿 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 整頓 zhengdun

What 整顿 means

  1. Reorganizes (consolidate - rectify)

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Character by character

整顿 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

整
zhěng
Whole (tidy - sort out - repair)
顿
dùn
Stop (mw for meals - stamp)

How to write 整顿

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整顿 in a sentence

公司对内部管理进行了整顿。
Gōngsī duì nèibù guǎnlǐ jìnxíng le zhěngdùn.
The company overhauled its internal management.
整顿之后秩序好多了。
Zhěngdùn zhīhòu zhìxù hǎo duō le.
Order is much better after the shake-up.

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Questions about 整顿

What does 整顿 mean in English?

整顿 is pronounced zhěngdùn and means Reorganizes (consolidate - rectify).

How do you pronounce 整顿?

整顿 is zhěngdùn in pinyin — written zhengdun without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 整顿?

整顿 is written with 2 characters: 整 (zhěng) Whole (tidy - sort out - repair), 顿 (dùn) Stop (mw for meals - stamp). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 整顿 written in traditional Chinese?

整頓. The simplified form 整顿 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 整頓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhěngdùn.

Is 整顿 an HSK word?

Yes — 整顿 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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