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改
Trad. 改
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 攵
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 己攵
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Mandarin gǎi
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Pinyin gai3
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BIG5 A7EF
改 gǎi to change / to alter / to transform / to correct
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改变 gǎi biàn to change / to alter / to transform
改革 gǎi gé reform / CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] / to reform
改善 gǎi shàn to make better / to improve / CL:個|个[ge4]
改造 gǎi zào to transform / to reform / to remodel / to remold
改进 gǎi jìn to improve / to make better / improvement / CL:個|个[ge4]
改为 gǎi wéi to change into
改编 gǎi biān to adapt / to rearrange / to revise
改装 gǎi zhuāng to change one's costume / to repackage / to remodel / to refit / to modify / to convert
改成 gǎi chéng to convert / to turn into (sth else) / to adapt (a story to another medium)
改正 gǎi zhèng to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL:個|个[ge4]
改制 gǎi zhì to reorganize / to restructure
改版 gǎi bǎn to revise the current edition / revised edition
改名 gǎi míng to rename
改良 gǎi liáng to improve (sth) / to reform (a system)
改动 gǎi dòng to alter / to modify / to revise
改建 gǎi jiàn to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish
改写 gǎi xiě to revise / to edit
改用 gǎi yòng to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different)
改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
改观 gǎi guān change of appearance / to revise one's point of view
改过 gǎi guò to correct one's errors / to mend one's ways
改组 gǎi zǔ to reorganize / to reshuffle (posts etc)
改口 gǎi kǒu to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])
改掉 gǎi diào to correct (a bad habit etc)
改行 gǎi háng to change profession
改称 gǎi chēng to change a name / to rename
改换 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else)
改错 gǎi cuò to correct an error
改选 gǎi xuǎn reelection / to reelect
改嫁 gǎi jià to remarry (of a woman)
改道 gǎi dào to change route / to divert (a road or a watercourse)
改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score
改日 gǎi rì another day / some other day
改期 gǎi qī to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone
改型 gǎi xíng retrofit(ting)
改元 gǎi yuán to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
改锥 gǎi zhuī screwdriver / CL:把[ba3]
改易 gǎi yì to change / to modify
改悔 gǎi huǐ to mend one's ways
改叙  reclassification
改朝 gǎi cháo to transition to a new dynasty
改刀 gǎi dāo to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) / (dialect) screwdriver
改订 gǎi dìng to revise (text, plan etc)
改稿 gǎi gǎo to revise a manuscript
改款 gǎi kuǎn to make modifications to a product's model or design
改隶 gǎi lì (of an entity) to come under the administration of (a different authority)
改签 gǎi qiān to change one's reservation / to transfer to a different flight, airline, bus or train
改水 gǎi shuǐ to improve water quality
改图 gǎi tú to edit a picture / to modify an image / (literary) to change one's plans
改信 gǎi xìn to convert (to another religion)
改学 gǎi xué to switch from one major or faculty to another (at a university)
改样 gǎi yàng to change completely
改业 gǎi yè to change profession or business
改译 gǎi yì to correct (improve) a translation
改运 gǎi yùn to alter one's fate / to improve one's luck (e.g. by changing one's name or phone number)
改则 Gǎi zé Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
改嘴 gǎi zuǐ to deny / to go back on one's word
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改革派 gǎi gé pài the reformist party
改革者 gǎi gé zhě reformer
改革家 gǎi gé jiā reformer
改口费 gǎi kǒu fèi a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law
改则县 Gǎi zé xiàn Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
改革开放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
改头换面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation
改邪归正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
改朝换代 gǎi cháo huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime
改弦易辙 gǎi xián yì zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune
改良主义 gǎi liáng zhǔ yì reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
改恶向善 gǎi è xiàng shàn turn away from evil and follow virtue
改过自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
改换门闾 gǎi huàn mén lu:2 see 改換門庭|改换门庭[gai3 huan4 men2 ting2]
改换门庭 gǎi huàn mén tíng to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world / to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
改装技术  retrofit technology
改良品种  improved variety
改良特征  modified trait
改革条约  Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community / Reform Treaty / Treaty of Lisbon
改革主任  Director for Change
改造罪犯  rehabilitation of offenders
改变环境 gǎi biàn huán jìng site disturbance
改变目标 gǎi biàn mù biāo moving the goal posts
改变形像 gǎi biàn xíng xiàng transfiguration
改拨经费 gǎi bō jīng fèi reallocation
改革伙伴 gǎi gé huǒ bàn Partnerships for change
改革进程 gǎi gé jìn chéng reform process
改革议程 gǎi gé yì chéng Building a New UNDP: Agenda for Change
改换船旗 gǎi huàn chuán qí reflagging
改换堆芯 gǎi huàn duī xìn core conversion
改商标名 gǎi shāng biāo míng rebranding
改善关系 gǎi shàn guān xi to improve relations
改善通讯 gǎi shàn tōng xùn to improve communications
改头換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn a turn-around
改革的管理  change management
改变信仰者 gǎi biàn xìn yǎng zhě a convert
改变意识状态  altered state of consciousness
改进供水协会  Water Supply Improvement Association
改变力量对比  tilting the military balance
改革力量联盟  Union des forces du changement
改革联合阵线  Front uni pour le changement
改善养育倡议  Better Parenting Initiative
改良土壤结构  soil conditioning
改变林地用途  Forest conversion
改变游戏规则 gǎi biàn yóu xì guī zé moving the goal posts
改订伊犁条约 Gǎi dìng Yī lí Tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
改革管理小组 gǎi gé guǎn lǐ xiǎo zǔ Change Management Team
改革管理主任 gǎi gé guǎn lǐ zhǔ rèn Director, Change Management
改革资源指南 gǎi gé zī yuán zhǐ nán Change Resource Guide
改性活生物体 gǎi xìng huó shēng wù tǐ living modified organism
改变环境的技术  environmental modification techniques
改变情绪的药物  mind-altering drug
改革管理办公室 gǎi gé guǎn lǐ bàn gōng shì Change Management Office
改善营养行动纲领  Programme of Action for the Improvement of Nutrition
改变环境技术公约  Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques / Environmental Modification Convention
改良法律国际论坛 gǎi liáng fǎ lu:4 guó jì lùn tán Better Law Forum International
改良式弥散爆炸系统  Improved Dispersed Explosive System
改善治理和问责协定  Improved Governance and Accountability Pact
改进动物锥虫病防治 gǎi jìn dòng wù zhuī chóng bìng fáng zhì Improved Control of Animal Trypanosomiasis
改进型泰罗斯业务卫星  Improved Tiros Operational Satellite
改进市场准入行动纲领  Action Programme for Improved Market Access
改良香蕉和大蕉国际网  International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
改善营养特别行动纲领  Special Action Programme for Improving Nutrition
改革和管理指导委员会  Steering Committee on Reform and Management
改善生命统计世界方桉  World Programme for the Improvement of Vital Statistics
改革和参与联合委员会  Joint Commission on Reform and Participation
改善家庭生活计划方桉  Planning for Better Family Living Programme
改革和加强金融部门倡议  Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening Initiative
改善生计和城市住区方桉  Programme for Improving Livelihoods and Urban Settlements
改组后全球环境基金通则 gǎi zǔ hòu quán qiú huán jìng jī jīn tòng zé Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility
改善罗姆人境况的指导原则  Guiding Principles for improving the situation of the Roma
改革技术合作促进能力建设  Reforming Technical Cooperation for Capacity Development
改进小组委员会的工作工作组  Working Group on the improvement of the work of the Subcommission
改善管理和系统发展信托基金  Trust Fund for Management Improvements and Systems Development
改善工作条件和环境国际方桉  International Programme for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment
改变消费模式政策措施讲习班 gǎi biàn xiāo fèi mú shì zhèng cè cuò shī jiǎng xí bān Workshop on Policy Measures for Changing Consumption Patterns
改进务农妇女统计工作讲习班 gǎi jìn wù nóng fù rǔ tǒng jì gōng zuò jiǎng xí bān Workshop on Improvement of Statistics on Women in Agriculture
改善战地武装部队伤员境遇公约  Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field
改革和训练促进发展与和平协会  Innovation et Formation pour le Développement et la Paix
改进妇女状况统计和指标专家组  Expert Group on Improving Statistics and Indicators on the Situation of Women
改变生产和消费形态国际工作方桉  international work programme on changing production and consumption patterns
改善麦德林地区贫困状况综合计划  Integrated Programme for the Advancement of Medellín's Underprivileged Districts
改进关于残疾人信息的国际讨论会  International Seminar to Improve Information on People with Disabilities
改善外国官方人员住房安排基金会  Foundation for the Improvement of Housing Arrangements for Official Foreign Personnel, Inc.
改革和发展高等教育优先行动框架  Framework for Priority Action for Change and Development in Higher Education
改善达尔富尔人道主义局势议定书 gǎi shàn dá ěr fù ěr rén dào zhǔ yì jú shì yì dìng shū Protocol on the Improvement of the Humanitarian Situation in Darfur
改善贫民窟居民生活问题第8工作队  Millennium Project Task Force 8 on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers / Task Force 8 on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers
改善农村住房和社区设施区域工作组  Regional Working Group on Improvements in Rural Housing and Community Facitilites
改进发展中国家购船融资办法专家组  Group of Experts on improved methods of financing ship acquisition by developing countries
改革国际货币制度及有关问题委员会  Committee on Reform of the International Monetary System and Related Issues
改进小型工业和家庭工业数据工作组  Working Group on Improvement of Data on Small Scale and Household Industries
改进社会福利人员训练工作专家组会议  Expert Group Meeting on Improvement of Training and Social Welfare Personnel
Approximate Results for 改
修改 xiū gǎi to amend / to alter / to modify
更改 gēng gǎi to alter
整改 zhěng gǎi to reform / to rectify and improve
篡改 cuàn gǎi to tamper with / to falsify
悔改 huǐ gǎi to repent / repentance
涂改 tú gǎi to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid)
医改 yī gǎi reform of the medical system
批改 pī gǎi to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing)
劳改 láo gǎi abbr. for 勞動改造|劳动改造[lao2 dong4 gai3 zao4] / reform through labor / laogai (prison camp)
删改 shān gǎi to edit / to modify / to alter (written material)
土改 tǔ gǎi land reform (abbr. for 土地改革[tu3di4 gai3ge2])
窜改 cuàn gǎi to alter / to modify / to change / to tamper
混改 hùn gǎi mixed ownership reform (abbr. for 混合所有制改革[hun4 he2 suo3 you3 zhi4 gai3 ge2])
教改 jiào gǎi education reform (abbr. for 教育改革[jiao4yu4 gai3ge2])
基改 jī gǎi (Tw) genetically modified / GM (abbr. for 基因改造[ji1yin1 gai3zao4])
金改 jīn gǎi financial reform (abbr. for 金融改革[jin1 rong2 gai3 ge2])
漫改 màn gǎi adapted from a manga
魔改 mó gǎi (slang) to modify in a fantastical way / to modify heavily
审改 shěn gǎi to check and revise
再改 zài gǎi to change (sth) again
政改 zhèng gǎi political reform
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发改委 Fā gǎi wěi abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003
修改稿 xiū gǎi gǎo revised draft / new version (of a document)
涂改液 tú gǎi yè correction fluid
斗批改 dòu pī gǎi struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)
劳改营 láo gǎi yíng correctional labor camp
末底改 Mò dǐ gǎi Mordechai (name)
小改改 xiǎo gǎi gǎi (Internet slang) young lady (Cantonese-influenced alternative to 小姐姐[xiao3 jie3 jie5])
面不改色 miàn bù gǎi sè (idiom) not bat an eyelid
金融改革 jīn róng gǎi gé financial reform
屡教不改 lu:3 jiào bù gǎi lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant
土地改革 tǔ dì gǎi gé land reform
痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
朝令夕改 zhāo lìng xī gǎi to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
积习难改 jī xí nán gǎi old habits are hard to change (idiom)
劳动改造 láo dòng gǎi zào reeducation through labor / laogai (prison camp)
死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate
一改故辙 yī gǎi gù zhé complete change from the old rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices
朝过夕改 zhāo guò xī gǎi to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways
朝闻夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
禁止改口  estoppel
更改币值  currency redenomination
时钟改正  clock correction
更改正时  timing modification
采购改革  procurement reform
重大改变  step change
涂改选票  ballot tampering / vote tampering
法律改革  law reform
不得更改  ne varietur
监外教改  deinstitutionalization
业绩改进  performance improvement
假肢改装  prosthetic refitting
幡然改图 fān rán gǎi tú to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
土壤改良 gǎi liáng tǔ rǎng soil improvement
合同改革 hé tòng gǎi gé contractual reform
经济改革 jīng jì gǎi gé economic reform
基因改造 jī yīn gǎi zào genetic modification / GM
基因修改 jī yīn xiū gǎi genetic modification
没大改变 méi dà gǎi biàn not significantly changed
石矿改良 shí kuàng gǎi liáng quarry reclamation
文字改革 wén zì gǎi gé reform of the writing system
向上改叙 xiàng shàng gǎi xù upward reclassification
向下改叙 xiàng xià gǎi xù downward reclassification
一改再改 yī gǎi - zài gǎi to change (sth) repeatedly
游民改造 yóu mín gǎi zào rehabilitation of displaced persons
员额改叙 yuán é gǎi xù reclassification of a post / post reclassification
政治改革 zhèng zhì gǎi gé political reform
榛狉未改 zhēn pī wèi gǎi primitive state
知错能改 zhī cuò néng gǎi to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
知过改过 zhī guò gǎi guò to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)
宗教改革 zōng jiào gǎi gé (Protestant) Reformation
管理改进处  Management Improvement Office
厄特沃改正  Eötvös correction / correction for Eötvös accelerations
中式改良灶  Chinese improved cookstove
警察改组局  Police Restructuring Directorate
非边际改变  non-marginal changes
森林改革法  Forestry Reform Law
员额的改划  post conversion
立法改革司  Legislative Reform Division
法律改革股  Legal Reform Unit
环境改性剂 huán jìng gǎi xìng jì environmental alterant / alterant
阶跃性改变 jiē yuè xìng gǎi biàn step change
贫民窟改造 pín mín kū gǎi zào slum upgrading
Tumbasson改良协会  Tumbasson Improvement Association
自由空气改正  free-air correction
安全改革计划  Security Reform Plan
可改良的技术  upgradable technology
未改变的生物  non-modified organism
变革和改革派  Change and Reform bloc / Change and Reform
教育改革战略  Education Renewal Strategy
警察改组协定  Agreement on Police Restructuring
行政改组方桉  Programme of Administrative Rehabilitation
公共部门改革  public sector reform
社会改革协会  Social Reform Society
战略改造计划  Strategic Transformation Plan
民主改革运动  Movement for Democratic Change
刑法改革国际  Penal Reform International
住区改造项目  Neighbourhood Transformation Project
第一改革纲要  First Outline of Reform
机构改革小组  Organizational Change Team
宗教改造小组  Religious Rehabilitation Group
安保部门改革 ān bǎo bù mén gǎi gé security sector reform
狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change
环境改造基金 huán jìng gǎi zào jī jīn Environmental Transformation Fund
立法改革倡议 lì fǎ gǎi gé chàng yì Legislative Reform Initiative
人力资源改革 rén lì zī yuán gǎi gé Human Resource Reform
中俄改订条约 Zhōng E2 Gǎi dìng Tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
避免-改换-改进  Avoid-Shift-Improve
经改造的微生物  engineered micro-organism
员额的职能改变  post reassignment
法律改革委员会  Law Reform Commission
司法改革委员会  Judicial Reform Commission
警察改组委员会  Police Restructuring Commission
联合国改革特使  Special Envoy on United Nations Reform
面向市场的改革  market-oriented reforms
贫民区改建工作  slum improvement / slum rehabilitation
贫民窟改造机制  Slum Upgrading Facility
安盟改革委员会  UNITA Renovation Committee
国防改革委员会  Defence Reform Commission
非洲改革研究所  Institute for African Alternatives
电子改进事务司  Electronic Improvement Services Division
教育改革委员会  Education Reform Commission
治理改革委员会  Governance Reform Commission
公务员制度改革  civil service reform
安保部门改革科 ān bǎo bù mén gǎi gé kē Security Sector Reform Section
安全部门改革股 ān quán bù mén gǎi gé gǔ Security Sector Reform Unit
国家发展改革委 Guó jiā Fā zhǎn Gǎi gé Wěi PRC National Development and Reform Commission
混合所有制改革 hùn hé suǒ yǒu zhì gǎi gé mixed ownership reform (strategy aimed at enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of state-owned enterprises)
土壤结构改良剂 tǔ rǎng jié gòu gǎi liáng jì soil conditioner
刑事司法改革股 xíng shì sī fǎ gǎi gé gǔ Criminal Justice Reform Unit
罪犯改造国际年 zuì fàn gǎi zào guó jì nián International year of rehabilitation of offenders
江山易改本性难移 jiāng shān yì gǎi běn xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
江山易改禀性难移 jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
管理协调和改革处  Office of Management Coordination and Reforms
采购改革执行小组  Procurement Reform Implementation Team
行动中途改变任务  intra-mission retasking / in-flight retasking
法律改革信托基金  legal reform trust fund (proposed)
治理改革伙伴关系  Partnership for Governance Reform
行为改变交流战略  behaviour change communication strategy
行政效率改革方桉  Administration Efficiency Reform Programme
争取民主改革运动  Democratic Movement for Change
防务改革协调小组  Defence Reform Coordination Group
世界土地改革会议  World Land Reform Conference
建筑和改建项目股  Construction and Alteration Projects Unit
数字图象改正系统  Digital Image Correction System
安保部门改革顾问 ān bǎo bù mén gǎi gé gù wèn Security Sector Reform Advisor
财务管理改善方案 cái wù guǎn lǐ gǎi shàn fāng àn Financial Management Improvement Programme
全面司法改革战略 quán miàn sī fǎ gǎi gé zhàn lu:è Comprehensive Judicial Reform Strategy
全球改善营养联盟 quán qiú gǎi shàn yíng yǎng lián méng Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
通风改良坑式厕所 tòng fēng gǎi liáng kēng shì cè suǒ ventilated improved pit latrine / VIP latrine
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