改

To change in Chinese: 改 (gǎi)

gǎi

to change

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to change
  2. 2to alter
  3. 3to transform
  4. 4to correct

Stroke order

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改

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄞˇ

gǎi

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 老师让我改一改这篇作文。

    lǎo shī ràng wǒ gǎi yi gǎi zhè piān zuò wén。

    The teacher asked me to revise this essay a bit.

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Related words

改变

gǎi biàn

to change

改革

gǎi gé

reform

改进

gǎi jìn

to improve

改善

gǎi shàn

to make better

改正

gǎi zhèng

to correct

修改

xiū gǎi

to amend

改造

gǎi zào

to transform

改装

gǎi zhuāng

to change one's costume

改版

gǎi bǎn

to revise the current edition

改编

gǎi biān

to adapt

改动

gǎi dòng

to alter

改良

gǎi liáng

to improve (sth)

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