梳理

shū lǐ

HSK 7–9

Meaning

fig. to sort out
to comb

Definition

用梳子整理头发；比喻对事物进行整理、分析。

To comb hair; metaphorically, to sort out and analyze things.

Usage

常用于整理头发，也常用于整理信息、思路、数据等抽象事物。

Often used for combing hair, and also commonly used for organizing information, thoughts, data, etc.

Examples

1 她每天早上都要梳理头发。 (She combs her hair every morning.)
2 我们需要梳理一下当前的问题。 (We need to sort out the current issues.)
3 他把所有的数据都梳理了一遍。 (He went through all the data thoroughly.)
4 这篇文章梳理了公司的发展历程。 (This article summarizes the company's development history.)
5 他正在梳理自己的思绪，准备写报告。 (He is organizing his thoughts to prepare a report.)
6 工人认真梳理羊毛准备纺织。 (The worker carefully carded the wool for spinning.)

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