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改 gǎi

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改 gǎi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǎi | gai3
English translation
to change
to alter
to transform
to correct
to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

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About 改 gǎi

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

改 gǎi

Contains the radical

攵 pū

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A hand with a stick 攵 pū disciplining a kneeling child 己 jǐ

Etymology of 改 gǎi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰己攵

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 攵 pū represents the meaning and 己 jǐ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 改 gǎi

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而 ér 在 zài 高压氧 gāo yā yǎng 治疗 zhìliáo 后 Hòu , 剩 shèng 馀 yú 手指 shǒuzhǐ 坏疽 huài jū 改善 gǎishàn .

After hyperbaric oxygen therapy was given , digital gangrene improved.

那个 nà ge 老 lǎo 板 bǎn 老是 lǎo shi 在 zài 所得税 suǒ dé shuì 申报 shēnbào 上 shǎng 虚报 xū bào 窜改 cuàn gǎi .

The boss always fudges on his income tax forms.

老人 lǎo rén 的 de 遗嘱 yí zhǔ 已 yǐ 被 bèi 窜改 cuàn gǎi .

The old man's will has been tampered with.

现在 xiànzài 税 shuì 局长 jú zhǎng 丢 diū 了 le ,改做公债 gōng zhài , 自然 zìrán 主张 zhǔzhāng 又 yòu 不同 bù tóng 了 le .

Now that I'm a stock - jobber, naturally my likes and dislikes have changed.

他 tā 不 bù 坐 Zuò 出租车 chūzūchē 而 ér 改 gǎi 乘 Chéng 公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē 以 yǐ 节省 jiéshěng 钱 Qián .

He economized by using buses instead of taking taxis.

Words with 改 gǎi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
改变 gǎibiàn to change改變
改 gǎi to change改 gǎi
改革 gǎigé reform改革 gǎigé
改善 gǎishàn to make better改善 gǎishàn
改造 gǎi zào to transform改造 gǎi zào
修改 xiūgǎi to amend修改 xiūgǎi
改进 gǎijìn to improve改進
改革开放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world改革開放
改编 gǎi biān to adapt改編
改天 gǎi tiān another day改天 gǎi tiān
改装 gǎi zhuāng to repackage改裝
更改 gēng gǎi to alter更改 gēng gǎi
整改 zhěng gǎi to reform整改 zhěng gǎi
改制 gǎi zhì to reorganize改制 gǎi zhì
改正 gǎizhèng to correct改正 gǎizhèng
改动 gǎi dòng to alter改動
改良 gǎiliáng to improve (sth)改良 gǎiliáng
改名 gǎi míng to change one's name改名 gǎi míng
改过自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf改過自新
改观 gǎi guān change of appearance改觀
改写 gǎi xiě to revise改寫
改头换面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes改頭換面
改建 gǎi jiàn to rebuild改建 gǎi jiàn
篡改 cuàn gǎi to tamper with篡改 cuàn gǎi
改掉 gǎi diào to drop a bad habit改掉 gǎi diào

改 gǎi Decomposition & Compounds

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改 gǎi Decomposition

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