Chinese word dictionary

改邪归正

gǎixié-guīzhèng · to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

Practice word

Word information

Simplified改邪归正

Traditional改邪歸正

Pinyingǎixié-guīzhèng

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

改gǎi

to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

邪xié

wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox

归guī

to return, to go back; to return to, to revert

正zhèng

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

How to learn 改邪归正

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.

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Words with the same characters

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正在zhèngzài

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

正zhèng

straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

改gǎi

to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

改变gǎibiàn

to change; to alter; to transform

真正zhēnzhèng

genuine; real; true; really; indeed

正常zhèngcháng

regular; normal; ordinary