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To mend one's ways (idiom) in Chinese: 改邪归正 (gǎi xié guī zhèng)

gǎi xié guī zhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 改邪歸正1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2to turn over a new leaf

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改
邪
归
正

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄞˇ

gǎi

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄝˊ

xié

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨㄟ

guī

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄓㄥˋ

zhèng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

改邪归正

Simplified

改邪歸正

Traditional

Example sentences

See 改邪归正 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他终于改邪归正，重新做人。

    tā zhōng yú gǎi xié guī zhèng， chóng xīn zuò rén。

    He finally mended his ways and turned over a new leaf.

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Related words

正

zhèng

straight

改

gǎi

to change

归

guī

to return

邪

xié

demonic

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

改变

gǎi biàn

to change

真正

zhēn zhèng

genuine

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

正确

zhèng què

correct

正式

zhèng shì

formal

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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