改正

gǎizhèng

verb HSK 4 #10,720

Meanings

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

HSK 1

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.

HSK 2

他改正了自己的坏习惯。

Tā gǎizhèng le zìjǐ de huài xíguàn.

He corrected his bad habits.

HSK 3

请改正你的错误。

Qǐng gǎizhèng nǐ de cuòwù.

Please correct your mistakes.

usage

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

改 gǎi

正 zhèng