Usage note
改正表示把错误修好。
gǎi zhèng biǎo shì bǎ cuò wù xiū hǎo。
改正 means to correct a mistake.
Context note
改正常用于作业、习惯和错误。
gǎi zhèng cháng yòng yú zuò yè 、 xí guàn hé cuò wù。
It is often used with homework, habits, and mistakes.
5 examples
请改正这个错误。
qǐng gǎi zhèng zhè ge cuò wù。
Please correct this mistake.
老师帮我改正发音。
lǎo shī bāng wǒ gǎi zhèng fā yīn。
The teacher helped me correct my pronunciation.
他已经改正了。
tā yǐ jīng gǎi zhèng le。
He has already corrected it.
改正错误很重要。
gǎi zhèng cuò wù hěn zhòng yào。
Correcting mistakes is important.
她认真改正作业。
tā rèn zhēn gǎi zhèng zuò yè。
She carefully corrected the homework.
5 mini stories
写完后，他仔细改正了几处。
xiě wán hòu， tā zǐ xì gǎi zhèng le jǐ chù。
After writing, he carefully corrected several places.
老师让学生自己改正答案。
lǎo shī ràng xué shēng zì jǐ gǎi zhèng dá àn。
The teacher asked students to correct their answers themselves.
发现错误就要马上改正。
fā xiàn cuò wù jiù yào mǎ shàng gǎi zhèng。
Once a mistake is found, it should be corrected immediately.
他努力改正自己的坏习惯。
tā nǔ lì gǎi zhèng zì jǐ de huài xí guàn。
He worked hard to correct his bad habits.
改正以后，句子更通顺了。
gǎi zhèng yǐ hòu， jù zi gèng tōng shùn le。
After correction, the sentence became smoother.
Mini dialogue
改正错误
A
老师，我写错字了，马上改正。
Lǎoshī, wǒ xiě cuò zì le, mǎshàng gǎi zhèng.
Teacher, I wrote a wrong character, I'll correct it right away.
B
很好，改正了就是进步。
Hěn hǎo, gǎi zhèng le jiù shì jìnbù.
Very good, correcting it is progress.
改正发音
A
我的发音不对，请帮我改正。
Wǒ de fāyīn bù duì, qǐng bāng wǒ gǎi zhèng.
My pronunciation is wrong, please help me correct it.
B
没问题，多练习就能改正。
Méi wèntí, duō liànxí jiù néng gǎi zhèng.
No problem, you can correct it with more practice.
Related words and contrasts
similar
纠正
jiū zhèng
rectify
to correct a mistake
related
改错
gǎi cuò
correct errors
specifically fixing errors
contrast
错误
cuò wù
mistake
what needs correcting