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HSK 3 · Change & Development

改造

gǎi zào

to transform; to rebuild

Stroke order of 改造

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

改 · 7 strokes造 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

Change (改) and make (造) anew rebuilds something.

Parts: 改 change + 造 make (辶 walk + 告)

The characters in 改造

  • 改 gǎi — to change; to correct (7 strokes)
  • 造 zào — to make; to build (10 strokes)

Example sentence

他们改造了这座老房子。

They renovated this old house.

Words with 改

改to change; to correct改变to change改进to improve修改to revise; to modify

Words with 造

制造to make; to manufacture造to make; to build创造to create造成to cause

More words: Change & Development

变化change; to change变为to become; to turn into转变to change; to transform化to change into; -ize现代化modernization发展to develop; development发达developed进步progress; to improve进展progress; to make progress进一步further改进to improve修改to revise; to modify调整to adjust形成to form成长to grow up生长to grow

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