改正

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 他下决心改正自己的缺点。▶ —
   He resolved to correct his shortcomings.
2. 知错就改正,是好的态度。▶ —
   To correct a mistake once you realize it is a good attitude.

Collocations

Mnemonic

改 gǎi "to change" + 正 zhèng "correct": to change to correct, i.e. to correct (a mistake, a flaw). Similar to 纠正, but 改正 often means correcting one’s own mistakes (知错就改). 改正错误 = to correct a mistake.

Related

Quick check

1. What does the idiom 知错就改 mean?

   • to correct a mistake as soon as you know it
   • to insist on a mistake
   • to blame others
   • to hide a mistake