改掉

gǎidiào

verb #14,102

Meanings

1 to get rid of (a bad habit)
2 to correct
3 to kick (a habit)

Characters

to change; to correct

Examples

HSK 3

这个毛病一定要改掉。

Zhège máobing yīdìng yào gǎidiào.

This bad habit must be corrected.

HSK 4

他终于改掉了抽烟的坏习惯。

Tā zhōngyú gǎidiào le chōuyān de huài xíguàn.

He finally kicked his smoking habit.

Tips

grammar

The 掉 (diào) here is a result complement meaning 'away/off', indicating the action of 改 (change) is completed and the thing is gone.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

掉 diào