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改邪归正 (gǎi xié guī zhèng) – to mend one's ways (idiom)

gǎi xié guī zhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 改邪歸正0 example sentences

Definitions

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

Simplified & traditional

改邪归正

Simplified

改邪歸正

Traditional

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Related words

正

zhēng

first month of the lunar year

改

gǎi

to change

归

guī

surname Gui

邪

xié

old variant of 邪

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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