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更正 (gēng zhèng): to correct; to make a correction

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to correct; to make a correction
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to correct
  • to make a correction

Chinese explanation

  • 改正错误的地方,把不正确的内容改成正确的。多用于文字、数据、说法或行为等方面,语气比“改正”更正式,常出现在书面语中。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

more

HSK 2

straight

Example sentences

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The teacher asked Xiaoming to correct all the typos in his homework one by one and write the correct forms next to them.

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The next day, the government spokesperson issued a statement correcting the erroneous data given at yesterday’s press conference.

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I noticed an extra charge on my bank statement and immediately called customer service to ask them to correct the error.

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After carefully correcting the mislabeled place names on the map, he printed out a new copy.

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The news website corrected the typo in the headline and reminded readers to check the updated content again.

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