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改造

gǎi zào

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

改造 (gǎi zào) means "to transform; to reform; to remodel". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 改造 means

1. to transform
2. to reform
3. to remodel
4. to remold

The characters in 改造

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 造zàoto make; to build; to manufacture

Example sentences

• 我把车库改造成车间使用。
  Wǒ bǎ chēkù gǎizào chéng chējiān shǐyòng.
  I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.
• 我把车库改造成工作室使用。
  I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.

Words containing 改造

• 劳动改造láo dòng gǎi zàoreeducation through labor; laogai (prison camp)
• 基因改造jī yīn gǎi zàogenetic modification; GM
• 游民改造yóu mín gǎi zàorehabilitation of displaced persons

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