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改装

gǎizhuāng

to refit; to modify; to convert

A van with shelves of books inside
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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

装 zhuāng

Strokes
12
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
壮 big, large 衣 cloth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这辆旧巴士被改装成流动图书馆,定期驶入偏远村庄。 Zhè liàng jiù bāshì bèi gǎizhuāng chéng liúdòng túshūguǎn, dìngqī shǐrù piānyuǎn cūnzhuāng. This old bus was converted into a mobile library that regularly drives into remote villages.
  • 他们把旧仓库改装成了一家安静的咖啡馆。 Tāmen bǎ jiù cāngkù gǎizhuāng chéng le yì jiā ānjìng de kāfēiguǎn. They converted the old warehouse into a quiet café.
  • 哥哥喜欢把自行车改装得又轻又快。 Gēge xǐhuan bǎ zìxíngchē gǎizhuāng de yòu qīng yòu kuài. My brother likes to modify his bicycle to make it light and fast.

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