HSK 5 · Verbs

改正 gǎizhèng “to correct” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 改正 means

  1. to correct
  2. to amend
  3. to put right
  4. correction

Measure word 个 gè · 一个改正 yí ge gǎizhèng

How to say 改正

  • 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正zhèng4th tone, falling

改正 in a sentence

  1. 如有错误，请改正。

    Rú yǒu cuòwù, qǐng gǎizhèng.

    Please correct any mistakes.

    Sentence #346160 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 她试着改正孩子撒谎的习惯。

    Tā shì zhe gǎizhèng háizi sāhuǎng de xíguàn.

    She has tried to correct the child’s habit of telling lies.

    Sentence #9969130 from Tatoeba

  3. 坏习惯一旦被养成，便不能简单地改正。

    Huài xíguàn yídàn bèi yǎngchéng, biàn bùnéng jiǎndān de gǎizhèng.

    Once a bad habit has formed, it’s not easy to correct.

    Sentence #2029413 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 改正 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 正 (zhèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
正zhèngstraight
  • 一one · yī
  • 止stop · zhǐ

Memory aidPicture a foot 止 heading straight for a line 一: straight, correct.

How to write 改正

改 7 strokes · 正 5 strokes

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

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

Words related to 改正

Words with 改

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

Words with 正

正在zhèngzài · in the process of正常zhèngcháng · regular正确zhèngquè · correct正式zhèngshì · formal真正zhēnzhèng · genuine正好zhènghǎo · just (in time)正zhèng · just (in the middle of doing something)反正fǎnzhèng · anyway正月zhēngyuè · first month of the lunar year更正gēngzhèng · to correct

More words: Common Verbs

奋斗fèndòu · to strive扶fú · to hold up改进gǎijìn · to improve改善gǎishàn · to make better盖gài · lid干活儿gànhuór · to work搞gǎo · to do公开gōngkāi · open

FAQs

改正 (gǎizhèng) means “to correct” or “to amend”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it gǎizhèng: gǎi with a 3rd tone, then zhèng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 改正 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to correct is 一个改正 (yí ge gǎizhèng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gaizheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 改正 from the suggestions. Typing gaizheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
改正 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.