改

The character "改" has 7 strokes. "改" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "改" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "改" are "gǎi" . View the stroke order of "改">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "改"

v.: change; convert; shift; alter; transform; adapt; correct; rectify; make/put right; switch (over) to (doing) sth; change to

• change : v.更改；改变；改换；更衣；转车；变色；转成新月相；转成新月；换
• convert : v.使…转变；改变；以…得分；转换；改变宗教信仰；说服…改变信仰；使皈依；兑换；对…作换算
• shift : v.转移；移动；振作起来；变换身体位置；转变；〈英；非正式〉 快速移动；非正式〉 活动一下；移位；去污
• alter : v.改变性质；改建；阉割；骟
• transform : v.彻底改变；使发生巨变；使改观；使改变性质；改变；改观；发生巨大变化；变换（电流）的电压；变换
• adapt : v.使适应；修改；调整；适应；改编
• correct : adj.正确的；无误的；符合真实情况的；对的；得体的；符合要求的；未犯错误的；没有错的；合适的；合乎社会规范的
• rectify : v.纠正；矫正；修正；整顿；整流；把（交流电）转变成直流电；求曲线的直线等长
• change to : 变化到；变化；改变

Form words with "改"

改刊词 statement of changes

改平位置 level-off position

改作业 correct students'homework

改稿子 revise a draft;revise the manuscript

改目录 change a directory

改拼写错误 correct spelling mistakes

改／批卷子 mark the exam papers

Example phrases using "改"

• 本次重印对错字进行了挖改。

  The misspelt words were corrected before this reprinting.

• 她学了一个月英语，因故又改学法语。

  She studied English for a month, then something turned her to French.

• 拼写错误太多，改不胜改。

  Misspellings are too many to correct.

• 错误在所难免，改了就好。

  No one is free from mistakes. What’s important is to correct the mistakes once they are made.

• 哎，改了就好。

  Well, it’s good that you have corrected your mistake.

• 我改吃素了。

  I’ve gone over to (eating) vegetarian food.

• 在与警方谈话时，哈珀改了口。

  During police interviews, Harper changed his story.

• 他们正在弃用摇头丸而改抽大麻制品。

  They're dropping Es and smoking draw.

• 资源被改用于一个主要工程。

  Resources were redirected to a major project.

• 不要为了改几个话题而全然不顾其他话题。

  Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.