to correct; to amend; to rectify
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to correct errors in published speeches or articles
formalUsed specifically for correcting mistakes in written or spoken material that has already been made public. Often formal.
Bào报
zhǐ纸
zài在
dì第
èr二
tiān天
kān刊
dēng登
le了
gēng更
zhèng正
qǐ启
shì事
。
The newspaper published a correction notice the next day.
Nà那
piān篇
jiǎng讲
huà话
gǎo稿
xū需
yào要
gēng更
zhèng正
jǐ几
gè个
bù不
zhǔn准
què确
de的
shù数
jù据
。
That speech manuscript needs to correct several inaccurate figures.
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Zuò作
zhě者
fā发
xiàn现
wén文
zhōng中
yǒu有
yī一
chù处
yǐn引
zhèng证
cuò错
wù误
，
lì立
jí即
fā发
wén文
gēng更
zhèng正
。
The author found a citation error in the article and immediately published a correction.
Wèi为
le了
què确
bǎo保
xìn信
xī息
de的
zhǔn准
què确
xìng性
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
gēng更
zhèng正
zhī之
qián前
fā发
bù布
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
xiāng相
guān关
wén文
jiàn件
。
To ensure the accuracy of the information, we decided to amend all previously released relevant documents.