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改邪归正

gǎi xié guī zhèng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 改邪歸正

改邪归正 (gǎi xié guī zhèng) means "to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 改邪归正 means

1. to mend one's ways (idiom)
2. to turn over a new leaf

The characters in 改邪归正

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 邪xiédemonic; iniquitous; nefarious
• 归guīto return; to go back to; to give back to
• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper

Example sentences

• 改邪归正。
  Gǎixiéguīzhèng.
  Straighten up.

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