transform; reform; renovate
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to modify or change existing things to meet needs; to renovate; to convert
Often used for physical objects like buildings, fields, or equipment.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
gǎi改
zào造
zhè这
jiān间
jiù旧
chú厨
fāng房
。
We need to renovate this old kitchen.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
zī资
gǎi改
zào造
lǎo老
chéng城
qū区
。
The government funded the renovation of the old city district.
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Zhè这
kuài块
dī低
chǎn产
tián田
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
zào造
。
This low-yield field needs to be improved.
verb
to fundamentally transform the old and establish the new; to remold; to reform
formalOften used in political, ideological, or philosophical contexts to imply deep, systemic change. Can also refer to reforming people through labor (as in 劳动改造).
Láo劳
dòng动
néng能
gǎi改
zào造
shì世
jiè界
。
Labor can transform the world.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
zào造
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
sī思
wéi维
mó模
shì式
。
We need to transform traditional modes of thinking.
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Jiào教
yù育
kě可
yǐ以
gǎi改
zào造
rén人
de的
líng灵
hún魂
。
Education can remold the human soul.