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

• 改制 to reorganize; to restructure ; to change costume; to change dress
• 改变形像(改變形像) transfiguration
• 改道 to change route; to divert (a road or a watercourse)
• 江山易改，本性难移(江山易改，本性難移) it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character; you can't change who you are
• 改葬幽公 they again buriedLord Yu
• 死不改悔 not to repent even facing death; unrepentant; very obstinate
• 斗批改(鬥批改) struggle, criticize, and transform
• 土地改革 land reform
• 劳改营(勞改營) correctional labor camp
• 改恶向善(改惡向善) turn away from evil and follow virtue
• 改窜(改竄) to revise text
• 修改稿 revised draft; new version (of a document)
• 医改(醫改) reform of the medical system
• 整改 to reform; to rectify and improve
• 山川无改时(山川無改時) mountains and rivers never change
• 经济改革(經濟改革) economic reform
• 发改委(發改委) Development and Reform Committee
• 改错(改錯) to correct an error
• 改善 to improve
• 痛改前非 completely correcting one's former misdeeds; to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
• 游民改造(遊民改造) rehabilitation of displaced persons
• 改悔 to repent; to mend one's ways
• 正式修改 official revision
• 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
• 改称(改稱) to rename
• 改行 to change profession
• 改编(改編) to change ; to revise ; to rearrange
• 批改 to correct
• 修改 to amend; to alter; to revise
• 改译(改譯) to correct (improve) a translation
• 文字改革 reform of the writing system
• 改判 to amend a judgment; to overrule the original decision; to commute (a sentence)
• 改锥(改錐) screwdriver
• 改口 to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark
• 幡然改图(幡然改圖) to change one's plan all of a sudden
• 改日 another day; some other day
• 汉字改革(漢字改革) reform of Chinese characters
• 改良 to improve
• 朝过夕改(朝過夕改) to correct in the evening a fault of the morning; to quickly amend one's ways
• 改建 to rebuild; to refurbish
• 改为(改為) to change into
• 改良主义(改良主義) reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
• 末底改 Mordechai (name)
• 政改 political reform
• 朝命暮改 the morning's orders changed in the evening

Also contained in

改朝换代 、 中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会 、 改订伊犁条约 、 改则 、 狗改不了吃屎 、 宗教改革

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
• 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
• 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