Definition & Meaning

correct; put/make right; rectify

Word usage

gǎi zhèng

改 正

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v.correct; put/make right; rectify
- bǎ nǐ zuò yè li de cuò bié zì gǎi zhèng le
  把你作业里的错别字改正了。
  Correct the correct wrongly written in your homework.
- tā zài nǔ lì gǎi zhèng zì jǐ de quē diǎn
  他在努力改正自己的缺点。
  He is trying to correct his shortcomings.
- xìng hǎo zài lǎo bǎn kàn dào zhī qián wǒ jiù bǎ cuò wù gǎi zhèng le
  幸好在老板看到之前，我就把错误改正了。
  Luckily I was able to correct the mistake before my boss saw it.
- shàng wèi gǎi zhèng de quē diǎn
  尚未改正的缺点
  uncorrected defects
synonym
xiū gǎi修改 jiū zhèng纠正 xiū zhèng修正 jiǎo zhèng矫正 gēng gǎi更改 jiào zhèng校正 gēng zhèng更正 dìng zhèng订正 jiào dìng校订 kān wù勘误

Word usage

Note
"改正" is different from "纠正". "改正" is mostly the subject's conscious behavior, and it is used in a wider range; "纠正" can have a compulsory meaning and is mostly used for more serious or obvious problems.

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