改 gǎi

1. gǎi verb to change; to alter
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Change
   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

• 发改委(發改委) Development and Reform Committee
• 改嫁 to remarry (of a widow)
• 劳改营(勞改營) correctional labor camp
• 涂改液(塗改液) correction fluid
• 痛改前非 completely correcting one's former misdeeds; to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
• 改水 to improve water quality
• 改革运动(改革運動) reform movement
• 医改(醫改) reform of the medical system
• 行不更名，坐不改姓 I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed) / to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
• 再改 to renew; to reform
• 改掉 to drop a bad habit
• 改为(改為) to change into
• 改过从善(改過從善) to correct faults
• 更改 to alter
• 改日 another day; some other day
• 改运(改運) to alter one's fate; to improve one's luck (e.g. by changing one's name or phone number)
• 朝过夕改(朝過夕改) to correct in the evening a fault of the morning; to quickly amend one's ways
• 经济改革(經濟改革) economic reform
• 改信 to convert (to another religion)
• 改良主义(改良主義) reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
• 改编(改編) to change ; to revise ; to rearrange
• 改换家门(改換家門) changing fortunes of a household
• 改样(改樣) to change completely
• 改选(改選) reelection; to reelect
• 改过(改過) to correct; to fix
• 改弦易辙(改弦易轍) change of string, move out of rut; dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune
• 改革 to reform ; a reform
• 改过向善(改過向善) to correct faults
• 改善通讯(改善通訊) to improve communications
• 改建 to rebuild; to refurbish
• 过勿惮改(過勿憚改) when you have faults, do not fear to correct them
• 朝命暮改 the morning's orders changed in the evening
• 幡然改图(幡然改圖) to change one's plan all of a sudden
• 土改 land reform
• 改写(改寫) to revise; to edit
• 改版 to revise the current edition; revised edition
• 改善 to improve
• 改称(改稱) to rename
• 改造 to change; to alter; to transform
• 改进(改進) to improve
• 改组(改組) to reorganize; to reshuffle
• 改名 to change one's name
• 改换(改換) to change; to alter; to change over
• 改革家 reformer
• 一改故辙(一改故轍) complete change from the old rut; dramatic change of direction; a volte-face; to change old practices
• 改葬 to change a burial place

Also contained in

改革开放 、 中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会 、 改则 、 劳动改造 、 政治改革

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
• 改改 (改改) 成微改改 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — 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
• 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
• 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