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梳理

梳理 (shū lǐ): To sort out / to comb through (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

梳理 consists of 2 characters.

comb (a tool for arranging hair)

reason, principle, to manage

Word Info

Pinyinshū lǐ

MeaningTo sort out / to comb through

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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3.

How to Use 梳理 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 梳理 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith清楚

shū梳

lǐ理

qīng清

chu楚

neutral

sort out clearly

Adverb + Verbwith仔细

zǐ仔

xì细

shū梳

lǐ理

Verb + Object

shū梳

lǐ理

tóu头

fa发

neutral

comb hair

4.

Example Sentences with 梳理

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

shū梳

lǐ理

tóu头

fà发

neutral

comb carefully

shū梳

lǐ理

sī思

lù路

formalWritten

sort out thoughts

。

I comb my hair every day.

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

qǐ启

dòng动

qián前

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

xiān先

shū梳

lǐ理

qīng清

chǔ楚

suǒ所

yǒu有

qián潜

zài在

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

Before launching the project, we need to first sort out all potential risks.

nǐ你

néng能

bāng帮

wǒ我

shū梳

lǐ理

yí一

xià下

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

shì事

jiàn件

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

ma吗

？

Can you help me sort out the ins and outs of this complex incident?

lǎo老

shī师

bāng帮

wǒ我

men们

shū梳

lǐ理

le了

kè课

wén文

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

nèi内

róng容

。

The teacher helped us sort out the main content of the text.

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

shū梳

lǐ理

hǎo好

zhèng证

jù据

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

lùn论

diǎn点

xiǎn显

de得

bú不

gòu够

yǒu有

lì力

。

He didn't sort out the evidence properly, so his argument seemed weak.

jīng经

guò过

zǐ仔

xì细

shū梳

lǐ理

，

wǒ我

zhōng终

yú于

lǐ理

qīng清

le了

zhè这

xiē些

zá杂

luàn乱

wú无

zhāng章

de的

shù数

jù据

。

After careful sorting, I finally untangled these messy data.

zài在

kāi开

shǐ始

xiě写

zuò作

zhī之

qián前

，

tā他

xiān先

shū梳

lǐ理

le了

yī一

xià下

zì自

jǐ己

de的

sī思

lù路

。

Before starting to write, he first organized his thoughts.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

dōu都

yào要

shū梳

lǐ理

sī思

xù绪

，

yǐ以

biàn便

gèng更

hǎo好

dì地

guī规

huà划

yì一

tiān天

de的

gōng工

zuò作

。

I need to sort out my thoughts every morning to better plan the day's work.

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