改善

Chinese

 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
good
trad. (改善)
simp. #(改善)

Pronunciation


Verb

改善

  1. to improve; to better
    改善打字速度準確性 [MSC, trad.]
    改善打字速度准确性 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiǎng gǎishàn wǒ de dǎzì sùdù hé zhǔnquèxìng. [Pinyin]
    I'd like to improve my typing speed and accuracy.

Usage notes

改變改变 (gǎibiàn) conveys any kind of change, while 改善 (gǎishàn) conveys a change for the better.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 4
ぜん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠izẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(かい)(ぜん) • (kaizen) 

  1. improvement, an action taken to improve
  2. improvement, a spontaneous change for the better

Antonyms

See also

Verb

(かい)(ぜん)する • (kaizen suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem (かい)(ぜん) (kaizen shi), past (かい)(ぜん)した (kaizen shita))

  1. (transitive) to improve, to make better
  2. (intransitive) for something to improve on its own
    症状(しょうじょう)改善(かいぜん)する
    shōjō ga kaizen suru
    the symptoms improve

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

改善 • (gaeseon) (hangeul 개선)

  1. Hanja form? of 개선 (improvement, reform).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

改善

  1. chữ Hán form of cải thiện (to improve).
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