改造

Chinese
 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
to make; to build; to invent
to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture
trad. (改造) 改 造
simp. #(改造) 改 造

Pronunciation

Verb

改造

  1. (transitive) to transform; to remodel
    改造社會／改造社会  ―  gǎizào shèhuì  ―  to transform society
  2. (transitive) to reform (a person's thinking); to rehabilitate; to remould
    改造自我  ―  gǎizào zìwǒ  ―  to reform oneself

Synonyms
  • (to transform):

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
改 造
かい
Grade: 4		 ぞう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

改(かい)造(ぞう) • (kaizō) 

  1. remodelling
  2. reorganization

Verb

改(かい)造(ぞう)する • (kaizō suru) transitive suru (stem 改(かい)造(ぞう)し (kaizō shi), past 改(かい)造(ぞう)した (kaizō shita))

  1. remodel
    住宅(じゅうたく)を改造(かいぞう)する
    jūtaku o kaizō suru
    remodel a house
  2. reorganize, reshuffle

Conjugation
Conjugation of "改造する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 改造し かいぞうし kaizō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 改造し かいぞうし kaizō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 改造する かいぞうする kaizō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 改造する かいぞうする kaizō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 改造すれ かいぞうすれ kaizō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 改造せよ¹
改造しろ²		 かいぞうせよ¹
かいぞうしろ²		 kaizō seyo¹
kaizō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 改造される かいぞうされる kaizō sareru
Causative 改造させる
改造さす		 かいぞうさせる
かいぞうさす		 kaizō saseru
kaizō sasu
Potential 改造できる かいぞうできる kaizō dekiru
Volitional 改造しよう かいぞうしよう kaizō shiyō
Negative 改造しない かいぞうしない kaizō shinai
Negative continuative 改造せず かいぞうせず kaizō sezu
Formal 改造します かいぞうします kaizō shimasu
Perfective 改造した かいぞうした kaizō shita
Conjunctive 改造して かいぞうして kaizō shite
Hypothetical conditional 改造すれば かいぞうすれば kaizō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Descendants
  • ⇒ English: kaizo

Korean
Hanja in this term
改造

Noun

改造 • (gaejo) (hangeul 개조)

  1. Hanja form? of 개조 (“remodelling”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
改造

Verb

改造

  1. chữ Hán form of cải tạo (“to renovate; reconstruct”).
  2. chữ Hán form of cải tạo (“to reeducate; rehabilitate”).
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