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改革

gǎi gé

reform

Usage note

改革表示改变旧的做法。

gǎi gé biǎo shì gǎi biàn jiù de zuò fǎ。

改革 means to change old ways or systems.

Context note

改革常用于社会、制度和教育。

gǎi gé cháng yòng yú shè huì 、 zhì dù hé jiào yù。

It is often used with society, systems, and education.

5 examples

这个国家进行了改革
zhè ge guó jiā jìn xíng le gǎi gé。
This country carried out reforms.
学校改革了考试方式。
xué xiào gǎi gé le kǎo shì fāng shì。
The school reformed the exam method.
改革让制度更合理。
gǎi gé ràng zhì dù gèng hé lǐ。
Reform makes systems more reasonable.
他们讨论了教育改革
tā men tǎo lùn le jiào yù gǎi gé。
They discussed education reform.
改革之后,效率提高了。
gǎi gé zhī hòu, xiào lǜ tí gāo le。
After the reform, efficiency improved.

5 mini stories

老师给我们讲了历史上的改革
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men jiǎng le lì shǐ shàng de gǎi gé。
The teacher talked to us about reforms in history.
公司通过改革提高了效率。
gōng sī tōng guò gǎi gé tí gāo le xiào lǜ。
The company improved efficiency through reform.
教育改革影响了很多学生。
jiào yù gǎi gé yǐng xiǎng le hěn duō xué shēng。
Education reform affected many students.
改革虽然不容易,但很重要。
gǎi gé suī rán bù róng yì, dàn hěn zhòng yào。
Reform is not easy, but it is important.
大家希望改革能带来更好的结果。
dà jiā xī wàng gǎi gé néng dài lái gèng hǎo de jié guǒ。
Everyone hopes reform can bring better results.

Mini dialogue

学校变化

A
我们学校最近进行了很多改革
Wǒmen xuéxiào zuìjìn jìnxíng le hěn duō gǎigé.
Our school has recently carried out many reforms.
B
是的,改革让学习变得更有趣了。
Shì de, gǎigé ràng xuéxí biàn de gèng yǒuqù le.
Yes, the reforms have made learning more interesting.

环保行动

A
社区开始了垃圾分类的改革
Shèqū kāishǐ le lājī fēnlèi de gǎigé.
The community started a reform of waste sorting.
B
这项改革对保护环境很重要。
Zhè xiàng gǎigé duì bǎohù huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.
This reform is very important for protecting the environment.

Related words and contrasts

similar
改变
gǎibiàn
change

改革 means reform, often for systems; 改变 is a general change.

related
革命
gémìng
revolution

革命 is a more drastic, often political, revolution.

related
改进
gǎijìn
improve

改进 focuses on making something better, often incrementally.

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