改过
gǎi guò
Pinyin

Definition

改过
 - 
gǎi guò
  1. to correct
  2. to fix

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

你说得也是个办法，不过在有些人的观念中，“龙”就是Dragon的想法已经根深蒂固了，一下子很难改过来。
nǐ shuō de yě shì ge bànfǎ ，bùguò zài yǒuxiērén de guānniàn zhōng ，“lóng ”jiùshì Dragon de xiǎngfǎ yǐjīng gēnshēndìgù le ，yīxiàzi hěn nán gǎi guòlai 。
That's one way of looking at it. But in a lot of people's minds, ''long" means ''dragon," and that's all there is to it. It's very deep-rooted. It would be very hard to change it all at once.
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