IMPROVE    改善改

CAUSE TO BECOME MORE GOOD.
MAKE BETTERBETTERAMELIORATEUPGRADEUPDATEREFINEENHANCEBOOSTBUILD ONRAISEPOLISHFIX (UP)AMENDINFORMAL TWEAKFORMAL MELIORATE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for changing something for the better is gǎi 改. 2. Fù 復 is to improve something so as to restore it to its original shape.
Modern Chinese Criteria
好轉 改善 改良 改進 有起色 上軌道 漸入佳境 痛改前非 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • CORRECTAPPROPRIATE so as to FIT the FACTS or the PRINCIPLES PERFECTLY.
Hypernym
  • GOOD　EXCELLENT in VIRTUE OR in IMPORTANT SKILL. (anc: 5/0, child: 6)
  • EXCELLENT　FEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS (anc: 4/0, child: 11)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 912

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  • Keywords. A Vocabulary of Culture and Society ( WILLIAMS 1976) p.

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 125

    • Words (11 items)

    改  gǎi OC: klɯɯʔ MC: kəi 30 Attributions

    The standard word for changing something for the better is gǎi 改.

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 徙/CHANGE Xǐ 徙 refers to making the object moved unstable.
    • Assoc: 更/CHANGE Gēng 更 is an act of deliberately changing something, typically by replacing it by an improved version of the same kind of thing in order to insure continuity.
    • Relat: 過/MISTAKE

      Syntactic words
    • vadVby way of trying to make better; in an improved way
    • viactchange to the better, try to make amends, change one's ways; mend one's ways
    • vt(oN)mend; make improvements on the contextually determinate object
    • vt+prep+Ntry to mend; try to make improvements to
    • vtoNmend; improve on; introduce changes to; change (something) for the better; correct; adjust
    • vtoNconativetry to make better, try to mend
    • vtoNpassivebe changed for something better; be improved; be mended
    善  shàn MC: dzyenX OC: ɡjenʔ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativeimprove; get (back) into good shape; get into excellent shapeCH
    • vtoNpassivebe improvedCH
    進  jìn OC: tsins MC: tsin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpromote (benefits for the people etc)
    復  fù OC: buɡ MC: buk 2 Attributions

    Fù 復 is to improve something so as to restore it to its original shape.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrecover; make amends; improve again, improve further
    潤益  rùn yì OC: njuns qleɡ MC: ȵʷin ʔiɛk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangebe enhanced
    • VPtoNimprove the lot of
    遷  qiān 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vidurativekeep progressing, keep changing for betterLZ
    靡  mǐ MC: mjeX OC: mralʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabconsistent and constant improvementLZ
    • vtoNconsistently and constantly improve step by stepLZ
    遷善  qiān shàn OC: tshen ɡjenʔ MC: tshiɛn dʑiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactimprove morally
    修飭  xiū chì OC: sqlɯw khrlɯɡ MC: sɨu ʈhɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactmend one's ways
    改過  gǎi guò OC: klɯɯʔ klools MC: kəi kʷɑ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactmend one's ways
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      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativeimproveCH