Definition & Meaning

1.improve; make better; ameliorate

Word usage

gǎi jìn

改 进

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1
v.improve; make better; ameliorate
- cāo zuò fāng fǎ xū yào gǎi jìn
  操作方法需要改进。
  The operating methods need to be improved.
- fú wù tài du yǒu hěn dà gǎi jìn
  服务态度有很大改进。
  The service has improved a lot.
- lǎo shī shì zhe gǎi jìn jiào xué fāng fǎ
  老师试着改进教学方法。
  The teacher tried to improve his teaching methods.
synonym
gǎi gé改革 gǎi shàn改善 yōu huà优化 gǎi liáng改良 gǎi zhèng改正
2
v.modify
- wǒ men fā xiàn gǎi jìn xiàn yǒu shè bèi bǐ gòu mǎi xīn shè bèi pián yi xiē
  我们发现改进现有设备比购买新设备便宜些。
  We found it cheaper to modify existing equipment rather than buy new.
- tā men gǎi jìn le shēng chǎn jī qì
  他们改进了生产机器。
  They modifies the production machinery.
- gōng chǎng xū gǎi jìn yī pī shè bèi
  工厂需改进一批设备。
  The factory needs to modify a batch of equipment.
synonym
jiū zhèng纠正 xiū zhèng修正 jiǎo zhèng矫正 jiào zhèng校正 gēng zhèng更正 dìng zhèng订正

Word usage

Note
"改进" is different from "改良". "改进" means making progress and improvement on the original basis, with a wider range of use; "改良" means eliminating individual or partial deficiencies and making them more in line with requirements.
common measure word
"改进" is often matched with measure word "次".
- 一次改进
  one improvement

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