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改

gǎi
verb HSK 2 #1,422

Meanings

  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to correct

Characters

改
gǎi
to change; to correct; to revise
己 (self) + 攵 (to strike) — striking/correcting oneself to change

Examples

请改一下这个错误。
Qǐng gǎi yíxià zhège cuòwù.
Please correct this error.
他改了名字。
Tā gǎi le míngzì.
He changed his name.
作业改好了吗?
Zuòyè gǎi hǎo le ma?
Has the homework been corrected?

Tips

usage
改 implies correcting or modifying something that exists: 改错, 改名, 改进, 修改.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

Related Words

改变 gǎibiàn HSK 2 #451
to change / to transform
改造 gǎizào HSK 3 #5,219
to transform; to renovate / to reform; to remold
改革 gǎigé HSK 5 #8,692
reform; to reform / to change (a system or practice)
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
改正 gǎizhèng HSK 4 #10,720
to correct / to amend / to put right
修改 xiūgǎi HSK 3 #5,116
to modify / to amend / to revise
正确 zhèngquè HSK 2 #951
correct / right; proper
换 huàn HSK 2 #512
to change / to exchange
变 biàn HSK 2 #334
to change / to become / to transform
改 gǎi
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