Chinese Notes

改 gǎi

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

Contained in

改错(改錯) to correct an error
批改 to correct
改头换面(改頭換面) constantly changing faces; unceasing change
土地改革 land reform
知过改过(知過改過) to acknowledge one's faults and correct them
改道 to change route; to divert (a road or a watercourse)
改革进程(改革進程) reform process
改制 to reorganize; to restructure ; to change costume; to change dress
积习难改(積習難改) accumulated habits are hard to change
再改 to renew; to reform
悔改 to repent
改悔 to repent; to mend one's ways
改窜(改竄) to revise text
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
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
改观(改觀) change of appearance; to revise one's point of view
改元 to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title
改口 to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark
改正 to correct; to amend; to put right
汉字改革(漢字改革) reform of Chinese characters
改造 to change; to alter; to transform
过则勿惮改(過則勿憚改) when you have faults, do not fear to correct them
改革 to reform ; a reform
改版 to revise the current edition; revised edition
涂改液(塗改液) correction fluid
修改稿 revised draft; new version (of a document)
基因修改 genetic modification
改革家 reformer
改过从善(改過從善) to correct faults
改换(改換) to change; to alter; to change over
幡然改图(幡然改圖) to change one's plan all of a sudden
整改 to reform; to rectify and improve
改换门庭(改換門庭) to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world
经济改革(經濟改革) economic reform
改建 to rebuild; to refurbish
风移俗改(風移俗改) change customs and improve habits
基改 genetic modification (GM)
改变(改變) to change; to alter; to transform
土改 land reform
改善关系(改善關係) to improve relations
改良 to improve
改学(改學) to switch from one major or faculty to another (at a university)
文字改革 reform of the writing system

Also contained in

改革开放、三大改造、国家发展和改革委员会、土改运动、改则县、宗教改革、大化改新

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
请改 (請改) 請改祀命 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4