改 — meaning in English

English meaning

• adjust verb To change something slightly so it works better or fits new circumstances.
• amend verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
• better adj Of higher quality, more suitable, or more desirable than something else being compared.
• double adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
• enhance verb To improve the quality, value, or appeal of something.
• improve verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
• instead adv In place of something else already mentioned; as a substitute.
• proofread verb To carefully check a piece of writing for spelling, grammar, and other errors.
• rather than conjunction Used to introduce the option that is not being chosen, in place of another that is.
• rectify verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.
• replace verb To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.
• surrogate noun A person or thing that substitutes for another.

Senses

改 is used for these senses in English:

• adjust (transitive) To improve or rectify.
• amend (transitive) To make better; improve.
• better (transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
• double To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
• enhance To improve something by adding features.
• improve (transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
• in lieu of Instead of; in place of.
• instead In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

adjust — full definition

1. verb To change something slightly so it works better or fits new circumstances.
2. verb To settle or resolve, especially an insurance claim.

amend — full definition

1. verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
2. verb To improve or correct something more generally.

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