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“improve” in Chinese

Chinese

Also完善 (wán shàn) · 改善 (gǎi shàn) · 改进 (gǎi jìn) · 转机 (zhuǎn jī) · 进步 (jìn bù)

Pronunciation

Pinyintí gāo

Example

我想提高我的汉语水平。wǒ xiǎng tí gāo wǒ de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng

I want to improve my Chinese skills.

Illustration for 提高 (improve)

How to say “improve” in Chinese

“Improve” in Chinese is 提高 (tí gāo).

A deliberate upward shift in a skill or standard, with the result becoming better or greater than before.

Full entry for 提高: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 提高

老师的建议帮助我提高成绩。lǎo shī de jiàn yì bāng zhù wǒ tí gāo chéng jì

The teacher's advice helped me improve my grades.

Tips for using 提高

  • English often says that a person improves, while Chinese commonly names the ability or standard that becomes higher; noticing this difference helps prevent unnatural word order.

Other Chinese words for “improve”

公司正在完善管理制度。gōng sī zhèng zài wán shàn guán lǐ zhì dù

The company is improving its management system.

他想改善自己的生活。tā xiǎng gǎi shàn zì jǐ de shēng huó

He wants to improve his life.

发现问题后要及时改进。fā xiàn wèn tí hòu yào jí shí gǎi jìn

After a problem is found, improvements should be made promptly.

病情开始转机了。bìng qíng kāi shǐ zhuǎn jī le

The patient's condition starts to improve.

他的汉语进步了很多。tā de hàn yǔ jìn bù le hěn duō

His Chinese has improved a lot.

7

向上

xiàng shàng

verbimprove

公司的业绩在不断向上。gōng sī de yè jì zài bú duàn xiàng shàng

The company's performance keeps improving.

这次培训可以提升大家的技能。zhè cì péi xùn ké yǐ tí shēng dà jiā de jì néng

This training can improve everyone's skills.

我们可以改良这个设计吗?wǒ men ké yǐ gǎi liáng zhè ge shè jì ma

Can we improve this design?

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