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To alter in Chinese: 改动 (gǎi dòng)

gǎi dòng

to alter

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 改動1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to alter
  2. 2to modify
  3. 3to revise

Stroke order

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改
动

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄞˇ

gǎi

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

改动

Simplified

改動

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师对我的文章做了一些改动。

    lǎo shī duì wǒ de wén zhāng zuò le yì xiē gǎi dòng。

    The teacher made some changes to my essay.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

改

gǎi

to change

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

动作

dòng zuò

movement

改变

gǎi biàn

to change

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

改革

gǎi gé

reform

改进

gǎi jìn

to improve

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