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改

gǎi · gai

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Meaning

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  1. to change
  2. to alter
  3. to transform
  4. to correct
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Change of plans

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)野餐(yěcān)，对吗(duìma)？

    We're going on a picnic in the park tomorrow, right?

  2. Liangliang

    天气(tiānqì)不好(bùhǎo)，改(gǎi)后天(hòutiān)吧(ba)。

    The weather's bad. Let's change it to the day after.

  3. Dengdeng

    后天(hòutiān)我(wǒ)有课(yǒukè)，改(gǎi)下个星期(xiàgèxīngqī)吧(ba)。

    I have class then. Let's change to next week.

  4. Liangliang

    下个星期(xiàgèxīngqī)我(wǒ)有事(yǒushì)，再(zài)改(gǎi)……

    Next week I'm busy, change it again...

  5. Dengdeng

    一直(yīzhí)改(gǎi)，我们(wǒmen)永远(yǒngyuǎn)去不了(qùbùliǎo)！

    If we keep changing it, we'll never go!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)改成(gǎichéng)在(zài)客厅(kètīng)野餐(yěcān)吧(ba)。

    Then let's change it to a picnic in the living room.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)发(fā)生(shēng)什(shén)么(me)我(wǒ)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)改(gǎi)主(zhǔ)意(yì)的(de)。

No matter what happens, I won't change my mind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)改(gǎi)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)我(wǒ)网(wǎng)站(zhàn)的(de)版(bǎn)面(miàn)设(shè)计(jì)。

I've changed my website's layout.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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