改良

改良 gǎiliáng

Improve (reform)

改良 in a sentence HSK 6 gailiang

What 改良 means

  1. Improve (reform)

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改良 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

改
gǎi
Change (alter - correct)
良
liáng
Good (fine - much)

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改良 in a sentence

他们改良了这种水稻的品种。
Tāmen gǎiliáng le zhè zhǒng shuǐdào de pǐnzhǒng.
They improved this variety of rice.
这台机器经过改良,效率高了不少。
Zhè tái jīqì jīngguò gǎiliáng, xiàolǜ gāo le bù shǎo.
After improvement this machine is considerably more efficient.

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Questions about 改良

What does 改良 mean in English?

改良 is pronounced gǎiliáng and means Improve (reform).

How do you pronounce 改良?

改良 is gǎiliáng in pinyin — written gailiang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 改良?

改良 is written with 2 characters: 改 (gǎi) Change (alter - correct), 良 (liáng) Good (fine - much). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 改良 an HSK word?

Yes — 改良 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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