Definition

1. Verb:
   • To readjust; to adjust again: To make changes or corrections to something in order to improve its accuracy, order, or functionality. It implies a process of reviewing and modifying existing material or systems.
   • To edit and finalize; to prepare a final version: Often used in formal, administrative, or academic contexts to describe the process of revising, organizing, and completing a document, report, or data set for official use or publication.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các chuyên gia đang chỉnh lý bộ dữ liệu trước khi công bố. (The experts are readjusting the data set before publication.)
  • Bản thảo luận án cần được chỉnh lý kỹ lưỡng. (The thesis manuscript needs to be carefully edited and finalized.)
  • Sau khi tiếp thu ý kiến, hội đồng sẽ chỉnh lý lại quy chế. (After incorporating feedback, the council will readjust the regulations.)

Advanced Usage

• "chỉnh lý hồ sơ": to finalize/process records/documents.

  • Văn phòng có trách nhiệm chỉnh lý hồ sơ nhân sự. (The office is responsible for processing personnel records.)

• "chỉnh lý biên bản": to edit and finalize the minutes (of a meeting).

  • Thư ký được giao nhiệm vụ chỉnh lý biên bản cuộc họp. (The secretary was assigned the task of finalizing the meeting minutes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chỉnh sửa (v): to edit, to correct. This is more general and common for everyday editing.

  • Tôi cần chỉnh sửa lại bài viết này. (I need to edit this article again.)

• Hiệu chỉnh (v): to calibrate, to adjust (often for technical accuracy).

  • Kỹ thuật viên hiệu chỉnh máy đo. (The technician calibrated the measuring device.)

Synonyms

• Revise: to re-examine and make alterations to.
• Edit: to prepare for publication by correcting, condensing, or modifying.
• Reorganize: to change the way something is organized.

Related Idioms

Note: "Chỉnh lý" is a formal term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is typically found in official, technical, or academic contexts.

verb

1. readjust; to arrange again