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  *加* | 加* | *加
to add / (math.) plus / to increase; to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like , , etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 "make some minor improvements to (it)")
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  *改* | 改* | *改
to change / to alter / to transform / to correct
HSK 2
to change / to alter / to transform
HSK 2
to improve; to make better / improvement / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to amend / to alter / to modify
HSK 3
to transform / to reform / to remodel / to remold
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 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
to alter / to modify / to revise
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 rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish
to edit / to modify / to alter (written material)
to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different)
to reform / to rectify and improve
to change profession
to reorganize / to restructure
change of appearance / to revise one's point of view
to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways
(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)
to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid)
to remarry (of a woman)
to revise / to edit
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
to tamper with / to falsify
to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation
to correct an error
education reform (abbr. for 教育改革)
(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)
reelection / to reelect
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
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)
to reorganize / to reshuffle (posts etc)
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?
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant
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
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
to change; to modify
to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone
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
to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world / to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate
to alter / to modify / to change / to tamper
to mend one's ways
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices
struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)
to deny / to go back on one's word
to convert / to turn into (sth else) / to adapt (a story to another medium)
to check and revise
(Protestant) Reformation
to revise a manuscript
to change one's reservation / to transfer to a different flight, airline, bus or train
to make modifications to a product's model or design
to edit a picture; to modify an image / (literary) to change one's plans
PRC National Development and Reform Commission
the reformist party
reformer
to improve relations
political reform
reform of the writing system
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
economic reform
to correct (improve) a translation
genetic modification; GM
PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
correction fluid
to change (sth) again
PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会 then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
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
to transition to a new dynasty
reformer
to amend an ordinance (abbr. for 修改條例|修改条例)
(Internet slang) young lady (Cantonese-influenced alternative to 小姐姐)
turn away from evil and follow virtue
to change profession or business

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