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To alter in Chinese: 更改 (gēng gǎi)

gēng gǎi

to alter

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to alter

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Zhuyin

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ㄍㄥ

gēng

ㄍ/ gㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄍㄞˇ

gǎi

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 会议的时间临时更改了。

    huì yì de shí jiān lín shí gēng gǎi le。

    The meeting time was changed at the last minute.

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Related words

更

gèng

more

改

gǎi

to change

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

更加

gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

修改

xiū gǎi

to amend

改造

gǎi zào

to transform

更换

gēng huàn

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

更新

gēng xīn

to replace the old with new

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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