改正

• 拼音: gǎi zhèng
• 汉字拆解: 改 = 己 (self) + 攵 (action) — to change; 正 = 一 + 止 (stop) — straight, correct

含义

To correct; to amend; to put right. Fixing mistakes, errors, or bad habits.

Specifically used for correcting errors, mistakes, or undesirable behaviour. Common collocations include 改正错误 (correct mistakes) and 改正缺点 (correct shortcomings). Implies a conscious effort to change something wrong to something right.

例句

1. 你应该改正自己的坏习惯。
2. 老师帮他改正了作文中的错误。
3. 知道错了就应该马上改正。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday

语气: corrective

正确说法

• 请把这句话中的错字改正过来。(Please correct the wrong characters in this sentence.)
• 犯了错误不可怕，重要的是及时改正。(Making mistakes is not scary; what matters is correcting them promptly.)

错误说法

• 我改正了房间的位置 (Don't use 改正 for rearranging or relocating — use 调整 or 改变; 改正 is specifically for fixing errors or faults)

起源与历史

改 (to change) + 正 (correct/straight, from 一 line + 止 stop — stopping at the right place). To change something so it becomes correct.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal