Chinese word

改

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎi

Meaning

  • verbchange

Example

你能改一下时间吗？nǐ néng gǎi yí xià shí jiān ma

Can you change the time?

Illustration for 改 (change)

More examples

会议时间需要改一下。huì yì shí jiān xū yào gǎi yí xià

The meeting time needs to be changed a little.

Core concept

An existing thing is moved into a different, corrected, or updated form.

Common phrases

  • 改一下gǎi yí xià

    change a little

  • 改时间gǎi shí jiān

    change the time

Similar words

改变gǎi biàn: Changes the original state, nature, or quality of something into a different one.
修改xiū gǎi: Edits a document or its content to make it correct or more suitable.
换huàn: Replaces one thing with another.
调整tiáo zhěng: Makes small changes to a position, level, or arrangement so it fits better.

Definition in Chinese

使事物的性质、形式或细节发生变化，以修正、替换或更新为目的。shǐ shì wù de xìng zhì xíng shì huò xì jié fā shēng biàn huà yǐ xiū zhèng tì huàn huò gēng xīn wèi mù dì

Word origin

改 (gǎi, "change") combines 攵 (pū, "action") with 己 (jǐ, "self"), with 攵 marking an action and 己 mainly supplying the sound, so the character presents change as something actively done.

Usage tips

  • In school language, this verb can signal a new version of an answer, sentence, drawing, or plan, so it helps identify feedback about work that already exists.

Other meanings

  • fixverb
  • correctverb

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