struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)
发改委發改委fa1 gai3 wei3
abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003
幡然改图幡然改圖fan1 ran2 gai3 tu2
to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
改版改版gai3 ban3
to revise the current edition; revised edition
改编改編gai3 bian1
to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
改变改變gai3 bian4
to change; to alter; to transform
改变信仰者改變信仰者gai3 bian4 xin4 yang3 zhe3
a convert
改变形像改變形像gai3 bian4 xing2 xiang4
transfiguration
改朝改朝gai3 chao2
change of dynasties
改朝换代改朝換代gai3 chao2 huan4 dai4
transition period between dynasties; an interregnum
改称改稱gai3 cheng1
to change a name; to rename
改成改成gai3 cheng2
to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)
改错改錯gai3 cuo4
to correct an error
改道改道gai3 dao4
to change route; to divert (a road or a watercourse)
改掉改掉gai3 diao4
to drop a bad habit
改订改訂gai3 ding4
to revise (text, plan etc)
改订伊犁条约改訂伊犁條約gai3 ding4 yi1 li2 tiao2 yue1
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
改动改動gai3 dong4
to alter; to modify; to revise
改恶向善改惡向善gai3 e4 xiang4 shan4
turn away from evil and follow virtue
改稿改稿gai3 gao3
to revise a manuscript
改革改革gai3 ge2
reform; to reform
改革家改革家gai3 ge2 jia1
reformer
改革进程改革進程gai3 ge2 jin4 cheng2
reform process
改革开放改革開放gai3 ge2 kai1 fang4
to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
改革派改革派gai3 ge2 pai4
the reformist party
改革者改革者gai3 ge2 zhe3
reformer
改观改觀gai3 guan1
change of appearance; to revise one's point of view
改过改過gai3 guo4
to correct; to fix
改过自新改過自新gai3 guo4 zi4 xin1
to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
改行改行gai3 hang2
to change profession
改换改換gai3 huan4
to change (sth); to alter (sth); to change over (to sth else)
改换门闾改換門閭gai3 huan4 men2 lv2
see 改換門庭|改换门庭
改换门庭改換門庭gai3 huan4 men2 ting2
to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world; to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
改悔改悔gai3 hui3
to mend one's ways
改嫁改嫁gai3 jia4
to remarry (of a woman)
改建改建gai3 jian4
to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish
改进改進gai3 jin4
to improve; to make better
改口改口gai3 kou3
to correct oneself; to withdraw or modify one's previous remark
改口费改口費gai3 kou3 fei4
a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law
改良改良gai3 liang2
to improve
改良主义改良主義gai3 liang2 zhu3 yi4
reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
改名改名gai3 ming2
to change one's name
改判改判gai3 pan4
to amend a judgment; to overrule the original decision; to commute (a sentence)
改期改期gai3 qi1
to reschedule; to rearrange (e.g. a meeting); to postpone
改签改簽gai3 qian1
to change one's reservation; to transfer to a different flight or airline
改日改日gai3 ri4
another day; some other day
改善改善gai3 shan4
to make better; to improve
改善关系改善關係gai3 shan4 guan1 xi5
to improve relations
改善通讯改善通訊gai3 shan4 tong1 xun4
to improve communications
改天改天gai3 tian1
another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check
改头换面改頭換面gai3 tou2 huan4 mian4
to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes; Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
改为改為gai3 wei2
to change into
改弦易辙改弦易轍gai3 xian2 yi4 zhe2
change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune
改邪归正改邪歸正gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4
to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
改写改寫gai3 xie3
to revise; to edit
改信改信gai3 xin4
to convert (to another religion)
改选改選gai3 xuan3
reelection; to reelect
改学改學gai3 xue2
to switch from one major or faculty to another (at a university)
改样改樣gai3 yang4
to change completely
改业改業gai3 ye4
to change profession or business
改译改譯gai3 yi4
to correct (improve) a translation
改易改易gai3 yi4
to change; to modify
改用改用gai3 yong4
to change over to; to switch to; to use (sth different)
改元改元gai3 yuan2
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
改造改造gai3 zao4
to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
改则改則gai3 ze2
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
改则县改則縣gai3 ze2 xian4
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
改正改正gai3 zheng4
to correct; to amend; to put right; correction
改装改裝gai3 zhuang1
to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert
改锥改錐gai3 zhui1
screwdriver
改组改組gai3 zu3
to reorganize; to reshuffle (posts etc)
改嘴改嘴gai3 zui3
to deny; to go back on one's word
更改更改geng1 gai3
to alter
狗改不了吃屎狗改不了吃屎gou3 gai3 bu4 liao3 chi1 shi3
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom); fig. bad habits are hard to change
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
再改再改zai4 gai3
to renew; to reform
朝过夕改朝過夕改zhao1 guo4 xi1 gai3
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom); to quickly amend one's ways
朝令夕改朝令夕改zhao1 ling4 xi1 gai3
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝闻夕改朝聞夕改zhao1 wen2 xi1 gai3
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
榛狉未改榛狉未改zhen1 pi1 wei4 gai3
primitive state
整改整改zheng3 gai3
to reform; to rectify and improve
政改政改zheng4 gai3
political reform
政治改革政治改革zheng4 zhi4 gai3 ge2
political reform
知错能改知錯能改zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
知过改过知過改過zhi1 guo4 gai3 guo4
to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)
中俄改订条约中俄改訂條約zhong1 e2 gai3 ding4 tiao2 yue1
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights