改造

gǎizào

verb HSK 3 #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

这座老房子需要改造。

Zhè zuò lǎo fángzi xūyào gǎizào.

This old house needs renovation.

城市正在进行改造。

Chéngshì zhèngzài jìnxíng gǎizào.

The city is undergoing transformation.

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