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HSK
to change / to alter / to transform
HSK 2
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  *改* | 改* | *改
to change / to alter / to transform / to correct
HSK 2
to transform / to reform / to remodel / to remold
HSK 3
to improve; to make better / improvement / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to amend / to alter / to modify
HSK 3
to make better; to improve / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
reform / CL: , 種|种, 項|项 / to reform
HSK 5
to change one's costume / to repackage / to remodel / to refit / to modify / to convert
HSK 6
to adapt / to rearrange / to revise
HSK 7-9
to alter / to modify / to revise
HSK 7-9
to revise the current edition / revised edition
HSK 7-9
to improve (sth) / to reform (a system)
HSK 7-9
to alter
HSK 7-9
to change into
HSK 7-9
to rename
HSK 7-9
another day / some other day
HSK 7-9
to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
HSK 7-9
to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
HSK 7-9
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
to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid)
to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish
to edit / to modify / to alter (written material)
to tamper with / to falsify
to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different)
to reform / to rectify and improve
education reform (abbr. for 教育改革)
to correct an error
to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways
screwdriver / CL:
to change profession
to reorganize / to reshuffle (posts etc)
reform of the medical system
to reorganize / to restructure
to repent / repentance
change of appearance / to revise one's point of view
(law) to amend a judgment; to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score
to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else)
abbr. for 勞動改造|劳动改造 / reform through labor / laogai (prison camp)
to change route / to divert (a road or a watercourse)
reelection / to reelect
to remarry (of a woman)
to revise / to edit
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone
to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
land reform (abbr. for 土地改革)
to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing)
another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant
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 and 媽媽|妈妈)
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
to change a name / to rename
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots?
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
to correct (a bad habit etc)
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world / to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
to change; to modify
to alter / to modify / to change / to tamper
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
to revise (text, plan etc)
change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune
not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate
to deny / to go back on one's word
to mend one's ways
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices
to convert / to turn into (sth else) / to adapt (a story to another medium)
(Protestant) Reformation
to revise a manuscript
to check and revise
to make modifications to a product's model or design
to edit a picture; to modify an image / (literary) to change one's plans
reformer
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
correction fluid
to change (sth) again
mixed ownership reform (strategy aimed at enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of state-owned enterprises)
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change
to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) / (dialect) screwdriver
reformer
(Internet slang) young lady (Cantonese-influenced alternative to 小姐姐)
to change profession or business
to alter one's fate / to improve one's luck (e.g. by changing one's name or phone number)
the reformist party
political reform
adapted from a manga
(slang) to modify in a fantastical way; to modify heavily
to change (sth) repeatedly
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
to amend an ordinance (abbr. for 修改條例|修改条例)
revised draft / new version (of a document)
reeducation through labor / laogai (prison camp)
correctional labor camp
PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003

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