HSK 5 · Verbs

修改 xiūgǎi “to amend” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 修改 means

  1. to amend
  2. to alter
  3. to modify

How to say 修改

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale修xiū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale改gǎi3rd tone, dipping

修改 in a sentence

  1. 谢谢你的修改。

    Xièxie nǐ de xiūgǎi.

    Thank you for the corrections.

    Sentence #2349169 from Tatoeba

  2. 我们想修改学校的规章制度。

    Wǒmen xiǎng xiūgǎi xuéxiào de guīzhāng zhìdù.

    We want to change our school’s rules and regulations.

    Sentence #1737909 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我正在寻找可以帮我修改这篇论文的母语人士。

    Wǒ zhèngzài xúnzhǎo kěyǐ bāng wǒ xiūgǎi zhè piān lùnwén de mǔyǔ rénshì.

    I’m looking for a native speaker who can help me revise this paper.

    Sentence #3742503 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 修改 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 修 (xiū) with each of its parts in a different colour
修xiūto decorate
  • 攸distant · yōuSound part
  • 彡bristle · shānMeaning part

彡 hints at the meaning (bristle); 攸 (yōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiū.

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

How to write 修改

修 9 strokes · 改 7 strokes

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

Words related to 修改

Words with 修

修理xiūlǐ · to repair维修wéixiū · to repair装修zhuāngxiū · to renovate修复xiūfù · to repair修建xiūjiàn · to build修养xiūyǎng · self-cultivation

Words with 改

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

More words: Common Verbs

歇xiē · to rest行动xíngdòng · to act形成xíngchéng · to form休闲xiūxián · leisure寻找xúnzhǎo · to seek延长yáncháng · to prolong摇yáo · to shake咬yǎo · to bite

FAQs

修改 (xiūgǎi) means “to amend” or “to alter”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xiūgǎi: xiū with a 1st tone, then gǎi with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 修改 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiugai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 修改 from the suggestions. Typing xiugai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
修改 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.