改良
Old HSK 6
改良 (gǎiliáng) · to improve
改良 (gǎiliáng) means “to improve; to reform”. It is written with 2 characters: 改 (to change) + 良 (good). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 改良 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)
良 liáng · good
What 良 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Example sentences
科学家改良了这种水稻。Kēxuéjiā gǎiliáng le zhè zhǒng shuǐdào.Scientists improved this kind of rice.
这台机器经过改良，速度更快了。Zhè tái jīqì jīngguò gǎiliáng, sùdù gèng kuài le.After improvements, this machine is faster.
Questions about 改良
What does 改良 mean?
改良 (gǎiliáng) means “to improve; to reform”.
How do you pronounce 改良?
改良 is pronounced gǎiliáng.
Which HSK level is 改良?
改良 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 改变gǎibiànto change
- 改进gǎijìnto improve
- 改造gǎizàoto transform
- 修改xiūgǎito revise
- 改善gǎishànto improve
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 改革gǎigéreform
- 改gǎito change
- 良好liánghǎogood
- 善良shànliángkind
Learn 改良 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.