改善
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
改善 (gǎishàn) · to improve
改善 (gǎishàn) means “to improve”. It is written with 2 characters: 改 (to change) + 善 (good). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 改善 is built
The characters
改 gǎi · to change
What 改 is made of
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
善 shàn · good
What 善 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To give someone food 羊 and conversation 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们的生活条件改善了很多。Wǒmen de shēnghuó tiáojiàn gǎishàn le hěn duō.Our living conditions have improved a lot.
怎样才能改善空气质量？Zěnyàng cái néng gǎishàn kōngqì zhìliàng?How can we improve air quality?
Questions about 改善
What does 改善 mean?
改善 (gǎishàn) means “to improve”.
How do you pronounce 改善?
改善 is pronounced gǎishàn.
Which HSK level is 改善?
改善 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 改变gǎibiànto change
- 改进gǎijìnto improve
- 改造gǎizàoto transform
- 修改xiūgǎito revise
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 改革gǎigéreform
- 改良gǎiliángto improve
- 改gǎito change
- 完善wánshànwell-developed
- 善良shànliángkind
Learn 改善 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.