Chinese word

改正

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎi zhèng

Meaning

  • verbamend

Example

政府准备改正这项法律。zhèng fǔ zhǔn bèi gǎi zhèng zhè xiàng fǎ lǜ

The government is preparing to amend this law.

Illustration for 改正 (amend)

More examples

他已经把报告里的错误都改正了。tā yǐ jīng bǎ bào gào lǐ de cuò wù dōu gǎi zhèng le

He has already corrected all the mistakes in the report.

Core concept

Brings an existing rule or written text into better alignment with what is correct or workable.

Common phrases

  • 改正错误gǎi zhèng cuò wù

    correct mistakes

  • 改正错别字gǎi zhèng cuò bié zì

    correct misspellings

  • 改正缺点gǎi zhèng quē diǎn

    remedy shortcomings

Similar words

修订xiū dìng: Revising the content or wording of an article, rule, or other written text.
修改xiū gǎi: Changing some or all of the content of a document or plan to improve it.
订正dìng zhèng: Formally correcting errors in a written text or record.

Definition in Chinese

对已有的法律、规章、条文等进行修改，使内容更正确或更适应现实需要的动作或过程。duì yí yǒu de fǎ lǜ guī zhāng tiáo wén děng jìn xíng xiū gǎi shǐ nèi róng gēng zhèng què huò gèng shì yìng xiàn shí xū yào de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

改正 (gǎizhèng, "amend") combines 改 (gǎi, "change") with 正 (zhèng, "right"), presenting the process as changing an existing text until it is right.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often reserve "amend" for laws, but this Chinese verb also covers putting an ordinary mistake or bad habit right.

Other meanings

  • reviseverb
  • correctverb

Opposites

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