Usage note
改进表示让事情变得更好。
gǎi jìn biǎo shì ràng shì qíng biàn de gèng hǎo。
改进 means to make something better.
Context note
改进常用于方法、产品和表现。
gǎi jìn cháng yòng yú fāng fǎ 、 chǎn pǐn hé biǎo xiàn。
It is often used with methods, products, and performance.
5 examples
我们要不断改进。
wǒ men yào bú duàn gǎi jìn。
We must keep improving.
老师帮我改进发音。
lǎo shī bāng wǒ gǎi jìn fā yīn。
The teacher helped me improve my pronunciation.
这款产品需要改进。
zhè kuǎn chǎn pǐn xū yào gǎi jìn。
This product needs improvement.
他们改进了学习方法。
tā men gǎi jìn le xué xí fāng fǎ。
They improved the study method.
改进以后，结果更好了。
gǎi jìn yǐ hòu， jié guǒ gèng hǎo le。
After improvement, the result was better.
5 mini stories
他认真听建议，然后改进了作文。
tā rèn zhēn tīng jiàn yì， rán hòu gǎi jìn le zuò wén。
He listened carefully to advice and then improved the essay.
老师说，练习能帮助改进发音。
lǎo shī shuō， liàn xí néng bāng zhù gǎi jìn fā yīn。
The teacher said practice can help improve pronunciation.
公司不断改进服务。
gōng sī bú duàn gǎi jìn fú wù。
The company keeps improving its service.
经过改进，机器更稳定了。
jīng guò gǎi jìn， jī qì gèng wěn dìng le。
After improvement, the machine became more stable.
每次改进一点，最后就会很好。
měi cì gǎi jìn yì diǎn， zuì hòu jiù huì hěn hǎo。
Improving a little each time will eventually become very good.
Mini dialogue
写字进步
A
你的汉字写得越来越好了，怎么改进的？
Nǐ de Hànzì xiě de yuè lái yuè hǎo le, zěnme gǎijìn de?
Your Chinese characters are getting better and better, how did you improve?
B
我每天练习，慢慢改进方法。
Wǒ měitiān liànxí, mànmàn gǎijìn fāngfǎ.
I practice every day and slowly improve my method.
改进计划
A
这个计划还可以改进一下。
Zhège jìhuà hái kěyǐ gǎijìn yīxià.
This plan can still be improved a bit.
B
好，我们一起想想怎么改进。
Hǎo, wǒmen yīqǐ xiǎng xiǎng zěnme gǎijìn.
Okay, let's think together about how to improve it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
改善
gǎishàn
improve
改善 often implies improving a condition or situation.
similar
提高
tígāo
raise, enhance
提高 means to raise or enhance, often used with levels or quality.
opposite
退步
tuìbù
regress, get worse
退步 means to go backwards or decline in progress.