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改进

gǎi jìn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 改進

改进 (gǎi jìn) means "to improve (a method/technique)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 改进 means

1. to improve; to make better
2. improvement

The characters in 改进

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in

Example sentences

• 你的论文还需要改进。
  Your essay still needs some improvement.
• 近来各方面都有所改进。
  We've seen all-round improvements lately.
• 我希望改进自己的工作态度。
  Wǒ xīwàng gǎijìn zìjǐ de gōngzuò tàidu.
  I hope to improve my attitude to work.
• 改革者的目标是要改进政府。
  Gǎigézhě de mùbiāo shì yào gǎijìn zhèngfǔ.
  Reformers aim to improve the government.
• 我们需要改进我们的客服业务。
  We need to improve our customer service.
• 你应该认为这是个很可观的改进。
  You must think of this as a great improvement.

Where 改进 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 jìn correctly.
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