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改善

gǎi shàn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

改善 (gǎi shàn) means "to improve (a condition/relationship)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 改善 means

1. to make better; to improve

The characters in 改善

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed

Example sentences

• 它有改善了。
  It's improved.
• 你的英语已有所改善。
  You've improved your English.
• 我想改善我的英语发音。
  I would like to improve my English pronunciation.
• 你要改善一下你的英语。
  You have to polish your English.
• 我努力地改善我的成绩。
  I made efforts to improve my grades.
• 我觉得你的法文大有改善。
  I think your French has gotten much better.

Where 改善 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Reform, Change & Innovation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gǎi shàn correctly.
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