改良
gǎi liáng
Pinyin

Definition

改良
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gǎi liáng
  1. to improve (sth)
  2. to reform (a system)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不良
bù liáng
  1. 1 bad
  2. 2 harmful
  3. 3 unhealthy
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
改
gǎi
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to correct
改善
gǎi shàn
  1. 1 to make better
  2. 2 to improve
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
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
良好
liáng hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 favorable
  3. 3 well
  4. 4 fine
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
优良
yōu liáng
  1. 1 fine
  2. 2 good
  3. 3 first-rate
奥尔良
Ào ěr liáng
  1. 1 Orléans
改名
gǎi míng
  1. 1 to change one's name
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
改写
gǎi xiě
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to edit
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
改良
gǎi liáng
  1. 1 to improve (sth)
  2. 2 to reform (a system)

Idioms (20)

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
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
  1. 1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
  1. 1 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng
  1. 1 intimate friend and companion (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?
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
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

Sample Sentences

虽然我们在这里也能吃到地道的中餐，但是大部分中餐厅的口味则是入乡随俗，根据本地人的口味进行了改良。
suīrán wǒmen zài zhèlǐ yě néng chī dào dìdao de Zhōngcān ，dànshì dàbùfen zhōngcāntīng de kǒuwèi zé shì rùxiāngsuísú ，gēnjù běndìrén de kǒuwèi jìnxíng le gǎiliáng 。
Although we can eat authentic Chinese food here, but most Chinese restaurants have adapted to the local taste to fit in.
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这个嘛，大概就叫做入乡随俗了，跟在中国的西餐一样的原理，大多数都根据中国人的口味改良过的。你想，美国人都不会啃骨头的，你给他来个泡椒凤爪，他不就傻眼了？
zhè ge ma ，dàgài jiù jiàozuò rùxiāngsuísú le ，gēn zài Zhōngguó de xīcān yīyàng de yuánlǐ ，dàduōshù dōu gēnjù Zhōngguórén de kǒuwèi gǎiliáng guò de 。nǐ xiǎng ，Měiguó rén dōu bùhuì kěn gǔtou de ，nǐ gěi tā lái gè pàojiāofèngzhuǎ ，tā bù jiù shǎyǎn le ？
Yeah... it's basically what you'd call “Doing what the Romans do”. It's the same idea behind Western food in China. A lot of it has been adapted to Chinese tastes. Think about it. Americans don't pick out the bones from their food. If you give one spicy pickled chicken feet, then wouldn't he be shocked?
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