改 gǎi

1. gǎi verb to change; to alter
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '改'; Guoyu '改'; Kroll 2015 '改' 1, p. 126; Unihan '改')
2. gǎi proper noun Gai
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '改' n)
3. gǎi verb to improve; to correct
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '改' 1b, p. 126)

Contained in

• 改窜(改竄) to revise text
• 改革运动(改革運動) reform movement
• 改头换面(改頭換面) constantly changing faces; unceasing change
• 改良主义(改良主義) reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
• 有则改之，无则加勉(有則改之，無則加勉) correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them
• 改过向善(改過向善) to correct faults
• 改口费(改口費) a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law
• 江山易改禀性难移(江山易改稟性難移) rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
• 改变形像(改變形像) transfiguration
• 改恶向善(改惡向善) turn away from evil and follow virtue
• 改装(改裝) to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert
• 涂改液(塗改液) correction fluid
• 基因修改 genetic modification
• 改良 to improve
• 悔改 to repent
• 汉字改革(漢字改革) reform of Chinese characters
• 基改 genetic modification (GM)
• 窜改(竄改) to alter; to modify; to change; to tamper
• 改过迁善(改過遷善) to correct faults ; to correct faults
• 劳改(勞改) reform through labor; laogai (prison camp)
• 改革派 the reformist party
• 改行 to change profession
• 山川无改时(山川無改時) mountains and rivers never change
• 改天 another day; some other time
• 文字改革 reform of the writing system
• 斗批改(鬥批改) struggle, criticize, and transform
• 劳改营(勞改營) correctional labor camp
• 改正 to correct; to amend; to put right
• 改水 to improve water quality
• 改换(改換) to change; to alter; to change over
• 改日 another day; some other day
• 改组(改組) to reorganize; to reshuffle
• 改写(改寫) to revise; to edit
• 屡教不改(屢教不改) not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant
• 改样(改樣) to change completely
• 改用 to change over to; to switch to; to use
• 改错(改錯) to correct an error
• 改口 to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark
• 朝命暮改 the morning's orders changed in the evening
• 积习难改(積習難改) accumulated habits are hard to change
• 改名 to change one's name
• 再改 to renew; to reform
• 改革者 reformer
• 知错能改(知錯能改) to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself
• 改善 to improve

Also contained in

改订伊犁条约 、 劳动改造 、 宗教改革 、 国家发展和改革委员会 、 国家发展改革委 、 中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷31　志第26 地理下 Volume 31 Treatises 26: Geography 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 176
• 卷30　志第25 地理中 Volume 30 Treatises 25: Geography 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 173
• 卷29　志第24 地理上 Volume 29 Treatises 24: Geography 1 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 153
• 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 146
• 卷五十八　志第十: 　地理一 Volume 58 Treatises 11: Geography 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 134
• 卷四十六 志第二十二 地理七 Volume 46 Treatises 22: Geography 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 134
• 卷三十八 志第十八: 地理一 Volume 38 Treatises 18: Geography 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 112
• 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 108
• 卷四十 志第二十: 地理三 Volume 40 Treatises 20: Geography 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 105
• 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 100

Collocations

• 改卜 (改卜) 改卜牛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 17
• 改服 (改服) 改服脩官 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 11
• 未改 (未改) 周禮未改 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6
• 能改 (能改) 過而能改 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
• 不能改 (不能改) 不善不能改 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 7. 《述而》 Shu Er — count: 5
• 不可改 (不可改) 度不可改 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 改命 (改命) 改命曰生 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
• 可改 (可改) 弗可改也已 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 改实 (改實) 改實八筭于中 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 4
• 改改 (改改) 成微改改 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 4