改善

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 政府努力改善人民的生活。▶ —
   The government works to improve people’s lives.
2. 经过沟通,师生关系明显改善。▶ —
   After communication, the teacher-student relationship clearly improved.

Collocations

Mnemonic

改 gǎi "to change/fix" + 善 shàn "good": to change for the better, i.e. to improve (conditions). Compare 改进: 改善 improves a state or conditions (life, environment, relations), while 改进 improves methods or techniques. Opposite of 恶化 (to worsen).

Related

Quick check

1. What is a difference between 改善 and 改进?

   • 改善 = state/conditions; 改进 = methods/techniques
   • they are opposites
   • 改善 = color; 改进 = taste
   • 改进 = time