改过

改過

gǎiguò

verb #14,207

Meanings

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

Characters

to change; to correct

fault; mistake; to pass

Examples

他决心改过自新。

Tā juéxīn gǎiguòzìxīn.

He resolved to turn over a new leaf.

知错能改过，善莫大焉。

Zhī cuò néng gǎiguò, shàn mòdà 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