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改过

改過
gǎiguò
verb #14,207

Meanings

  1. 1 to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways

Characters

改
gǎi
to change; to correct
过
guò
fault; mistake; to pass

Examples

他决心改过自新。
Tā juéxīn gǎiguò zìxīn.
He resolved to turn over a new leaf.
知错能改过,善莫大焉。
Zhī cuò néng gǎiguò, shàn mò dà yān.
To know one's mistakes and correct them — there is no greater virtue.

Tips

usage
改过 often appears in the four-character idiom 改过自新 (gǎiguò zìxīn) — to reform and start afresh. It implies genuine repentance, not just fixing a minor mistake.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi
过 guò

Related Words

改过自新 gǎiguòzìxīn #10,183
to reform and start afresh / to turn over a new leaf / to mend one's ways
改 gǎi HSK 2 #1,422
to change / to correct
改造 gǎizào HSK 3 #5,219
to transform; to renovate / to reform; to remold
改正 gǎizhèng HSK 4 #10,720
to correct / to amend / to put right
改进 gǎijìn HSK 3 #5,893
to improve; to make better / improvement
改善 gǎishàn HSK 4 #6,054
to improve / to make better
改变 gǎibiàn HSK 2 #451
to change / to transform
改天 gǎitiān #7,202
another day; some other time
改革 gǎigé HSK 5 #8,692
reform; to reform / to change (a system or practice)
过世 guòshì #4,851
to pass away / to die (euphemism)
改过 gǎiguò
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