How to say “improve” in Chinese
improve, refine
“Improve” in Chinese is 改进, gǎi jìn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
改进 is read gǎi jìn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “改进”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 改进. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个方法还需要改进zhègefāngfǎháixūyàogǎijìnThis method still needs refining.
- 我们要不断改进技术wǒmenyàobúduàngǎijìnjìshùWe need to keep improving our technology.
- 我们改进了方法，从而提高了效率。wǒmengǎijìnlefāngfǎ,cóng’értígāolexiàolǜWe improved the method and thereby raised efficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “improve” in Chinese?
“Improve” in Chinese is 改进, pinyin gǎijìn.
What does 改进 mean?
改进 (gǎijìn) means “improve, refine”.
How do you write 改进?
改进 is 2 characters: 改 (gǎi) — correct, change; 进 (jìn) — enter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 改进?
改进 is read gǎijìn. Tones: gǎi — third tone, jìn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“improve” in the lesson “New and advanced”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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