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改正

gǎizhèng

to correct

A person straightening a picture frame
Memory picture

Characters in this word

改 gǎi

Strokes
7
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
己 self, oneself 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

正 zhèng

Strokes
5
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
Made of
一 one 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 请改正错误。 Qǐng gǎizhèng cuòwù. Please fix the error.
  • 他改正了习惯。 Tā gǎizhèng le xíguàn. He changed that habit.
  • 我要改正发音。 Wǒ yào gǎizhèng fāyīn. I want to correct my pronunciation.

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