改写
gǎi xiě
Pinyin

Definition

改写
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gǎi xiě
  1. to revise
  2. to edit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

改
gǎi
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to correct
改为
gǎi wéi
  1. 1 to change into
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
改名
gǎi míng
  1. 1 to change one's name
改善
gǎi shàn
  1. 1 to make better
  2. 2 to improve
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
改天
gǎi tiān
  1. 1 another day
  2. 2 some other time
  3. 3 to find another day (for appointment etc)
  4. 4 to take a rain check
改成
gǎi chéng
  1. 1 to convert
  2. 2 to turn into (sth else)
  3. 3 to adapt (a story to another medium)
改掉
gǎi diào
  1. 1 to drop a bad habit
改正
gǎi zhèng
  1. 1 to correct
  2. 2 to amend
  3. 3 to put right
  4. 4 correction
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
改版
gǎi bǎn
  1. 1 to revise the current edition
  2. 2 revised edition
改用
gǎi yòng
  1. 1 to change over to
  2. 2 to switch to
  3. 3 to use (sth different)
改编
gǎi biān
  1. 1 to adapt
  2. 2 to rearrange
  3. 3 to revise
改装
gǎi zhuāng
  1. 1 to change one's costume
  2. 2 to repackage
  3. 3 to remodel
  4. 4 to refit
  5. 5 to modify
  6. 6 to convert
改造
gǎi zào
  1. 1 to transform
  2. 2 to reform
  3. 3 to remodel
  4. 4 to remold
改进
gǎi jìn
  1. 1 to improve
  2. 2 to make better
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
改革
gǎi gé
  1. 1 reform
  2. 2 CL:次[cì],種|种[zhǒng],項|项[xiàng]
  3. 3 to reform
更改
gēng gǎi
  1. 1 to alter
发改委
Fā gǎi wěi
  1. 1 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
修改稿
xiū gǎi gǎo
  1. 1 revised draft
  2. 2 new version (of a document)

Idioms (18)

一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
  1. 1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
  1. 1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 to dance to a different tune
改过自新
gǎi guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
  1. 1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
改头换面
gǎi tóu huàn miàn
  1. 1 to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
  2. 2 Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
有则改之，无则加勉
yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn
  1. 1 correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
  1. 1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝闻夕改
zhāo wén xī gǎi
  1. 1 lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
  2. 2 to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
朝过夕改
zhāo guò xī gǎi
  1. 1 to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 to quickly amend one's ways
死不改悔
sǐ bù gǎi huǐ
  1. 1 not to repent even facing death (idiom)
  2. 2 unrepentant
  3. 3 very obstinate
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
狗改不了吃屎
gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ
  1. 1 lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. bad habits are hard to change
痛改前非
tòng gǎi qián fēi
  1. 1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
  2. 2 a reformed character
知过改过
zhī guò gǎi guò
  1. 1 to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)
知错能改
zhī cuò néng gǎi
  1. 1 to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
积习难改
jī xí nán gǎi
  1. 1 old habits are hard to change (idiom)
过而能改，善莫大焉
guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān
  1. 1 If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这个赛季他很有可能打破雷阿伦保持的单季两百八十八个三分球的纪录，只要不出意外，今后所有关于三分球的纪录也必将由他改写。
zhè ge sàijì tā hěn yǒu kěnéng dǎpò léiālún bǎochí de dān jì liǎngbǎibāshí bā gè sānfēnqiú de jìlù ，zhǐyào bù chūyìwài ，jīnhòu suǒyǒu guānyú sānfēnqiú de jìlù yě bì jiāng yóu tā gǎixiě 。
This season he will likely break the record for three-pointers in a single season currently held by Ray Allen at 288. If nothing unexpected happens, all the records on three-pointers will have to be changed to his name.
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