Usages of zhěnglǐ
她 每天 晚上 都 会 整理 桌子， 所以 房间 不 太 乱。tā měitiān wǎnshang dōu huì zhěnglǐ zhuōzi, suǒyǐ fángjiān bù tài luàn.
Every night she tidies her desk, so her room isn’t very messy.
如果 房间 太 乱， 我 就 先 整理 一下。rúguǒ fángjiān tài luàn, wǒ jiù xiān zhěnglǐ yíxià.
If the room is too messy, I’ll tidy it up first.
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