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梳理

shūlǐ

to comb through; to sort out; to organise

A person sortes a messy pile of papers into neat folders
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Characters in this word

梳 shū

Strokes
11
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 㐬 pennant
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

Example phrases

  • 研究团队花了两个月梳理地方档案,才还原事件的完整脉络。 Yánjiū tuánduì huā le liǎng ge yuè shūlǐ dìfāng dàng'àn, cái huányuán shìjiàn de wánzhěng màiluò. The research team spent two months combing through local archives before reconstructing the full sequence of events.
  • 她坐在镜子前,慢慢梳理长发。 Tā zuò zài jìngzi qián, mànmàn shūlǐ chángfà. She sits in front of the mirror, slowly combing her long hair.
  • 开会前,请先梳理一下明天要讨论的问题。 Kāihuì qián, qǐng xiān shūlǐ yīxià míngtiān yào tǎolùn de wèntí. Before the meeting, please first sort out the issues to be discussed tomorrow.

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