How common it is
改进 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Pronunciation focus
Say gǎijìn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
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.