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  *改* | 改* | *改
to change / to alter / to transform / to correct
HSK 2
to amend / to alter / to modify
HSK 3
to change / to alter / to transform
HSK 2
to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to transform / to reform / to remodel / to remold
HSK 3
reform / CL: , 種|种, 項|项 / to reform
HSK 5
to improve; to make better / improvement / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to change one's costume / to repackage / to remodel / to refit / to modify / to convert
HSK 6
to make better; to improve / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
HSK 7-9
land reform
(of an entity) to come under the administration of (a different authority)
political reform
another day / some other day
HSK 7-9
to adapt / to rearrange / to revise
HSK 7-9
to revise the current edition / revised edition
HSK 7-9
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
to improve (sth) / to reform (a system)
HSK 7-9
political reform
(Protestant) Reformation
to reform / to rectify and improve
financial reform
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant
another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
to reorganize / to restructure
to make modifications to a product's model or design
revised draft / new version (of a document)
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
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 correct (a bad habit etc)
land reform (abbr. for 土地改革)
reform of the writing system
correction fluid
to convert (to another religion)
to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish
to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
HSK 7-9
to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing)
reformer
the reformist party
to alter / to modify / to revise
HSK 7-9
to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid)
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
to rename
HSK 7-9
to alter
HSK 7-9
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways
PRC National Development and Reform Commission
genetic modification
mixed ownership reform (abbr. for 混合所有制改革)
to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different)
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
to edit / to modify / to alter (written material)
turn away from evil and follow virtue
to change into
HSK 7-9
to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation
to reorganize / to reshuffle (posts etc)
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
to remarry (of a woman)
to change profession
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
to change (sth) again
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
education reform (abbr. for 教育改革)
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
to change route / to divert (a road or a watercourse)
mixed ownership reform (strategy aimed at enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of state-owned enterprises)
old habits are hard to change (idiom)
reform of the medical system
genetic modification; GM
change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate
to tamper with / to falsify
abbr. for 勞動改造|劳动改造 / reform through labor / laogai (prison camp)
to repent / repentance
to deny / to go back on one's word
to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone
to revise a manuscript
reelection / to reelect
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
to revise / to edit
to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
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?
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 improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world / to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
to alter one's fate / to improve one's luck (e.g. by changing one's name or phone number)
screwdriver / CL:
to change (sth) repeatedly
to correct (improve) a translation
economic reform
(slang) to modify in a fantastical way; to modify heavily
reformer
to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else)
adapted from a manga
(Internet slang) young lady (Cantonese-influenced alternative to 小姐姐)
a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law
correctional labor camp

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