改邪归正

改邪歸正

gǎixié-guīzhèng

idiom HSK 7-9 #18,360

Meanings

1 to mend one's ways
2 to turn over a new leaf
3 to abandon evil and return to good

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

只要改邪归正，大家都会接受你。

Zhǐyào gǎixié-guīzhèng, dàjiā dōu huì jiēshòu nǐ.

As long as you turn over a new leaf, everyone will accept you.

HSK 7-9

他在监狱里改邪归正了。

Tā zài jiānyù lǐ gǎixié-guīzhèng le.

He mended his ways in prison.

Tips

memory

改 (change) + 邪 (evil) + 归 (return to) + 正 (right) = change from evil, return to righteousness. A vivid image of switching from a crooked path back to the straight one.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

邪 xié

归 guī

正 zhèng