Chinese word dictionary

修改

xiūgǎi · to amend; to alter; to modify

Practice word

Word information

Simplified修改

Traditional修改

Pinyinxiūgǎi

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

修xiū

to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate

改gǎi

to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

How to learn 修改

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

改gǎi

to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

改变gǎibiàn

to change; to alter; to transform

修xiū

surname Xiu; to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class); variant of 修[xiu1]

修理xiūlǐ

to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb

改革gǎigé

reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform

改进gǎijìn

to improve; to make better; improvement; CL:個|个[ge4]