改正

gǎizhèng

verb HSK 4 #10,720

Meanings

1 to correct
2 to amend
3 to put right

Characters

to change; to correct

correct; right; proper

Change + correct = to change something wrong into something right.

Examples

请改正你的错误。

Qǐng gǎizhèng nǐ de cuòwù.

Please correct your mistakes.

他改正了自己的坏习惯。

Tā gǎizhèng le zìjǐ de huài xíguàn.

He corrected his bad habits.

知错就改正是好的。

Zhī cuò jiù gǎizhèng shì hǎo de.

It's good to correct mistakes once you know them.

Tips

usage

改正 is for fixing errors or bad behavior. For improving systems/methods, use 改进 (gǎijìn).

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

正 zhèng