改
Character
to change something, like a plan, a time, or a word
Meaning
gǎi
gai3- to change something, like a plan, a time, or a word
- to correct something wrong, like mistakes in homework
Examples
我要改我的错误。
wǒ yào gǎi wǒ de cuò wù
I want to correct my mistakes.
AI-generated sentence
老师改了考试的时间。
lǎo shī gǎi le kǎo shì de shí jiān
The teacher changed the time of the test.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 改
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Words with 改
See all 131 →改变gǎi biànto change something; to make it differentWordHSK 2改进gǎi jìnto make something betterWordHSK 3改造gǎi zàoto change a thing or place to make it different or betterWordHSK 3改善gǎi shànto make something better; to improve a situation, life, or conditionsWordHSK 4改正gǎi zhèngto make a mistake right; to fix something that is wrongWordHSK 4改革gǎi géto change something important so that it becomes betterWordHSK 5改装gǎi zhuāngto change a car or machine so it looks or works differentlyWordHSK 6改为gǎi wéito change something to something else, like a new name, time, or planWordHSK 7–9改动gǎi dòngto change something a little, such as words or plansWordHSK 7–9改名gǎi míngto change a name; to give a new nameWordHSK 7–9改日gǎi rìanother day; some other day, not todayWordHSK 7–9改版gǎi bǎnto change and update a website, magazine, or show to make it newWordHSK 7–9