Chinese word dictionary

改隶

gǎi lì · (of an entity) to come under the administration of (a different authority)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified改隶

Traditional改隸

Pinyingǎi lì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

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

隶lì

subservient; servant

How to learn 改隶

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

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改gǎi

to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

改变gǎibiàn

to change; to alter; to transform

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]

改善gǎishàn

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

改天gǎitiān

another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check