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
改良
gǎiliáng
to improve; to refine; to reform
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 农科院通过改良品种，提高了作物在盐碱地里的成活率。 Nóngkēyuàn tōngguò gǎiliáng pǐnzhǒng, tígāo le zuòwù zài yánjiǎn dì lǐ de chénghuólǜ. The academy of agricultural sciences improved the crop varieties, raising their survival rate in saline-alkali soil.
- 师傅把传统的炉子改良了一下，烧起来更省煤。 Shīfu bǎ chuántǒng de lúzi gǎiliáng le yíxià, shāo qǐlái gèng shěng méi. The craftsman improved the traditional stove a little so that it burns with less coal.
- 他们用新方法改良土壤，种出的蔬菜又大又甜。 Tāmen yòng xīn fāngfǎ gǎiliáng tǔrǎng, zhòng chū de shūcài yòu dà yòu tián. They improved the soil with a new method and the vegetables they grow are big and sweet.
Related words
- 改 gǎi to change; to correct
- 改变 gǎibiàn to change
- 改进 gǎijìn to improve
- 改造 gǎizào to rebuild; to transform
- 修改 xiūgǎi to revise; to correct
- 改善 gǎishàn to improve
- 改正 gǎizhèng to correct
- 改革 gǎigé reform
- 改编 gǎibiān to adapt
- 改版 gǎibǎn to revise a version; to redesign; to make a new edition
- 改动 gǎidòng to alter; to modify; alteration
- 改观 gǎiguān to change one's view; to improve; to change for the better