Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
改
gǎi
Description
"改"的意思是把不好的地方变得更好，或者让事情变得不一样。
我们写作文以后，老师会帮我们改。
Meanings
改gǎi
to change; to alter
他改了主意，不去了。
改gǎi
to correct; to revise
老师在改我们的作业。
改gǎi
to correct a fault; to reform
他决心改掉坏习惯。
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Notes
- Nuance
改 often implies fixing or improving, while 变 just means to become different.
- Etymology
often combined into two-character words like 改变 and 修改 in modern usage.
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