改善

gǎishàn

verb HSK 4 #6,054

Meanings

Change + good = to change something for the better.

生活条件有了很大的改善。

Shēnghuó tiáojiàn yǒu le hěn dà de gǎishàn.

Living conditions have greatly improved.

我们要改善服务质量。

Wǒmen yào gǎishàn fúwù zhìliàng.

We need to improve service quality.

他的健康状况在改善。

Tā de jiànkāng zhuàngkuàng zài gǎishàn.

His health condition is improving.

usage

改善 focuses on gradual, positive improvement. Compare with 改变 (to change — could be better or worse) and 改进 (to improve — refining methods).

改 gǎi

善 shàn