改

gǎi

to change; to alter; to transform

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

改

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

改
  • 改变gǎibiànto changeB4
  • 改革gǎigéreformB5
  • 改进gǎijìnto improveB5
  • 改善gǎishànto make betterB5
  • 改天gǎitiānanother dayB5
  • 改正gǎizhèngto correctB5
  • 修改xiūgǎito amendB5

See it in sentences

请把这个词改一下。

Please change this word a little.

他改掉了坏习惯。

He got rid of his bad habit.