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改动

gǎi dòng · gai dong

Traditional 改動

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to alter
  2. to modify
  3. to revise
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Changing the poster

  1. Dengdeng

    这张(zhèzhāng)海报(hǎibào)能(néng)再(zài)改动(gǎidòng)一下(yīxià)吗(ma)？

    Can we change this poster once more?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)改动(gǎidòng)十次(shícì)了(le)！

    You have already changed it ten times!

  3. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)改动(gǎidòng)一个(yīgè)字(zì)：把(bǎ)“红色(hóngsè)”改(gǎi)成(chéng)“蓝色(lánsè)”。

    Just one word. Change “red” to “blue”.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)整张(zhěngzhāng)海报(hǎibào)都(dōu)是(shì)红色(hóngsè)的(de)！

    But the whole poster is red!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)整张(zhěngzhāng)都(dōu)改动(gǎidòng)吧(ba)。

    Then let's change the whole poster.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bú)会(huì)做(zuò)任(rèn)何(hé)改(gǎi)动(dòng)。

We won't change anything.

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02

编(biān)辑(jí)对(duì)文(wén)章(zhāng)做(zuò)了(le)几(jǐ)处(chù)小(xiǎo)改(gǎi)动(dòng)。

The editor made several small changes to the article.

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