改造

gǎizào

verb HSK 6 #5,219

Meanings

1 to transform; to renovate
2 to reform; to remold

Characters

to change; to alter

to make; to create; to build

Change + create - to remake or transform something fundamentally.

Examples

HSK 4

这座老房子需要改造。

Zhè zuò lǎo fángzi xūyào gǎizào.

This old house needs renovation.

HSK 4

城市正在进行改造。

Chéngshì zhèngzài jìnxíng gǎizào.

The city is undergoing transformation.

HSK 6

他们把仓库改造成了咖啡馆。

Tāmen bǎ cāngkù gǎizào chéng le kāfēiguǎn.

They transformed the warehouse into a cafe.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

造 zào