HSK 5 · Verbs

改进 gǎijìn “to improve” in Chinese

Traditional 改進

What 改进 means

  1. to improve
  2. to make better
  3. improvement

How to say 改进

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale改gǎi3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale进jìn4th tone, falling

改进 in a sentence

  1. 你的论文还需要改进。

    Nǐ de lùnwén hái xūyào gǎijìn.

    Your essay still needs some improvement.

    Sentence #10024483 from Tatoeba

  2. 我希望改进自己的工作态度。

    Wǒ xīwàng gǎijìn zìjǐ de gōngzuò tàidu.

    I hope to improve my attitude to work.

    Sentence #814214 from Tatoeba

  3. 近来各方面都有所改进。

    Jìnlái gè fāngmiàn dōu yǒusuǒ gǎijìn.

    Things have improved in every area lately.

    Sentence #4717465 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 改进 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 改 (gǎi) with each of its parts in a different colour
改gǎito change
  • 己self · jǐ
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pū
The character 进 (jìn) with each of its parts in a different colour
进jìnto go forward
  • 井well · jǐngSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 井 (jǐng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jìn.

How to write 改进

改 7 strokes · 进 7 strokes

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改进 (gǎijìn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 改进 (gǎijìn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 改进

Words with 改

改gǎi · to change改变gǎibiàn · to change改善gǎishàn · to make better改正gǎizhèng · to correct修改xiūgǎi · to amend改革gǎigé · reform改良gǎiliáng · to improve

Words with 进

进jìn · to enter进来jìnlái · to come in进去jìnqù · to go in进行jìnxíng · to advance进入jìnrù · to enter促进cùjìn · to promote (an idea or cause)进步jìnbù · progress进口jìnkǒu · to import进攻jìngōng · to attack上进shàngjìn · eager to improve

More words: Common Verbs

分布fēnbù · to be distributed (over an area)分配fēnpèi · to distribute奋斗fèndòu · to strive扶fú · to hold up改善gǎishàn · to make better改正gǎizhèng · to correct盖gài · lid干活儿gànhuór · to work

FAQs

改进 (gǎijìn) means “to improve” or “to make better”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it gǎijìn: gǎi with a 3rd tone, then jìn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 改进 is written 改進. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gaijin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 改进 from the suggestions. Typing gaijin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
改进 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.