HSK 5 · Verbs

改善 gǎishàn “to make better” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 改善 means

  1. to make better
  2. to improve

How to say 改善

  • 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善shàn4th tone, falling

改善 in a sentence

  1. 我想改善我的英语发音。

    Wǒ xiǎng gǎishàn wǒ de Yīngyǔ fāyīn.

    I’d like to improve my English pronunciation.

    Sentence #446163 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他认为太极拳改善了他的生活。

    Tā rènwéi tàijíquán gǎishàn le tā de shēnghuó.

    He believes tai chi has improved his life.

    Sentence #814146 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 情况正在改善，所以振作起来！

    Qíngkuàng zhèngzài gǎishàn, suǒyǐ zhènzuò qǐlai!

    The situation is improving, so cheer up!

    Sentence #819250 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 改善 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 善 (shàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
善shàngood
  • 羊sheep · yáng
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 改善

改 7 strokes · 善 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 改善

Words with 改

改gǎi · to change改变gǎibiàn · to change改进gǎijìn · to improve改正gǎizhèng · to correct修改xiūgǎi · to amend改革gǎigé · reform改良gǎiliáng · to improve

Words with 善

善于shànyú · to be good at善良shànliáng · good and honest完善wánshàn · complete妥善tuǒshàn · appropriate慈善císhàn · charity

More words: Common Verbs

分配fēnpèi · to distribute奋斗fèndòu · to strive扶fú · to hold up改进gǎijìn · to improve改正gǎizhèng · to correct盖gài · lid干活儿gànhuór · to work搞gǎo · to do

FAQs

改善 (gǎishàn) means “to make better” or “to improve”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it gǎishàn: gǎi with a 3rd tone, then shàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 改善 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gaishan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 改善 from the suggestions. Typing gaishan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
改善 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.