改善 gǎi shàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ goi2 sin6 HSK 4 進階級 · Level 3
- to make better; to improve
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改
- 修改 xiū gǎi ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄞˇ sau1 goi2 to amend
- 劳改 勞改 láo gǎi ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ lou4 goi2 abbr. for 劳动改造
- 改动 改動 gǎi dòng ㄍㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ goi2 dung6 to alter
- 改名 gǎi míng ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ goi2 meng2 to rename
- 改天 gǎi tiān ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄧㄢ goi2 tin1 another day
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- 改日 gǎi rì ㄍㄞˇ ㄖˋ goi2 jat6 another day
- 改正 gǎi zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 zing3 to correct
- 改为 改為 gǎi wéi ㄍㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ goi2 wai4 to change into
- 改版 gǎi bǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄢˇ goi2 baan2 to revise the current edition
- 改编 改編 gǎi biān ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ goi2 pin1 to adapt
- 改良 gǎi liáng ㄍㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ goi2 loeng4 to improve (sth)
- 改装 改裝 gǎi zhuāng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄤ goi2 zong1 to change one's costume
- 改观 改觀 gǎi guān ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ goi2 gun1 change of appearance
- 改变 改變 gǎi biàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ goi2 bin3 to change
- 改造 gǎi zào ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄠˋ goi2 zou6 to transform
- 改进 改進 gǎi jìn ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ goi2 zeon3 to improve; to make better
- 改选 改選 gǎi xuǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ goi2 syun2 reelection
- 改革 gǎi gé ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ goi2 gaak3 reform
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
善
- 友善 yǒu shàn ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ jau5 sin6 friendly
- 善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 goodwill
- 善于 善於 shàn yú ㄕㄢˋ ㄩˊ sin6 jyu1 to be good at; to be adept at
- 善良 shàn liáng ㄕㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ sin6 loeng4 good and honest
- 妥善 tuǒ shàn ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢˋ to5 sin6 appropriate; proper
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- 完善 wán shàn ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ jyun4 sin6 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
- 慈善 cí shàn ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ ci4 sin6 benevolent
- 行善 xíng shàn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ hang4 sin6 to do good works
- 不善 bù shàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ bat1 sin6 bad
- 伪善 偽善 wěi shàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ ngai6 sin6 hypocritical
- 和善 hé shàn ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ wo4 sin6 good-natured
- 善事 shàn shì ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˋ sin6 si6 good deeds
- 善人 shàn rén ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin6 jan4 philanthropist
- 善哉 shàn zāi ㄕㄢˋ ㄗㄞ sin6 zoi1 excellent
- 善因 shàn yīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄣ sin6 jan1 (Buddhism) good karma
- 善存 Shàn cún ㄕㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sin6 cyun4 Centrum (brand)
- 善待 shàn dài ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ sin6 doi6 to treat well
- 善后 善後 shàn hòu ㄕㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ sin6 hau6 to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
- 善心 shàn xīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ sin6 sam1 kindness
- 善忘 shàn wàng ㄕㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ sin6 mong4 to be forgetful; to have a short memory
Idioms with these characters
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
- 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ goi2 tau4 wun6 min6 to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
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- 改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
- 积习难改 積習難改 jī xí nán gǎi ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ zik1 zaap6 naan4 goi2 old habits are hard to change (idiom)
- 面不改色 miàn bù gǎi sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 bat1 goi2 sik1 (idiom) not bat an eyelid
- 死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˇ sei2 bat1 goi2 fui3 not to repent even facing death (idiom)
- 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ tung3 goi2 cin4 fei1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
- 一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé ㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ jat1 goi2 gu3 cit3 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 长袖善舞 長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
- 惩恶扬善 懲惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢˋ cing4 ok3 joeng4 sin6 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
- 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù ㄘˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mei4 sin6 muk6 (idiom) kind-looking; benevolent-looking
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- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ do1 sau4 sin6 gam2 (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
- 多谋善断 多謀善斷 duō móu shàn duàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ do1 mau4 sin6 dyun6 (idiom) resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
- 多钱善贾 多錢善賈 duō qián shàn gǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ do1 cin4 sin6 gu2 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
- 独善其身 獨善其身 dú shàn qí shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 sin6 kei4 san1 (idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 兼善天下 jiān shàn tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 sin6 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to work for the common good beyond one's own interests
Example sentences
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它 有 改善 了 。
It's improved.
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你 的 英语 英語 已 有所 改善 。
You've improved your English.
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你 要 改善 一下 你 的 英语 英語 。
You have to polish your English.
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我 想 改善 我 的 英语 英語 发音 發音 。
I would like to improve my English pronunciation.
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我 努力 地 改善 我 的 成绩 成績 。
I made efforts to improve my grades.
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