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修改 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xiūgǎi slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“修改”意思是改变一些内容，让它更好或正确，比如修改作文或计划。
“xiū gǎi” yì si shì gǎi biàn yī xiē nèi róng, ràng tā gèng hǎo huò zhèng què, bǐ rú xiū gǎi zuò wén huò jì huà.
"Revise" means to change some content to make it better or correct, like revising an essay or plan.
Context note
老师让我们修改作文中的错字，这样文章更通顺。
Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiū gǎi zuò wén zhōng de cuò zì, zhè yàng wén zhāng gèng tōng shùn.
The teacher asked us to revise the wrong characters in our essays to make the writing smoother.
5 examples
我要修改我的画。
wǒ yào xiū gǎi wǒ de huà。
I want to revise my drawing.
请修改这个句子。
qǐng xiū gǎi zhè ge jù zi。
Please revise this sentence.
他修改了游戏规则。
tā xiū gǎi le yóu xì guī zé。
He revised the game rules.
妈妈修改了晚餐菜单。
mā ma xiū gǎi le wǎn cān cài dān。
Mom revised the dinner menu.
我们修改了计划，去公园玩。
wǒ men xiū gǎi le jì huà， qù gōng yuán wán。
We revised the plan to go to the park.
5 mini stories
小文修改了作文。老师夸她写得好。
xiǎo wén xiū gǎi le zuò wén。 lǎo shī kuā tā xiě dé hǎo。
Xiao Wen revised her essay. The teacher praised her for writing well.
小明修改了积木房子。房子更稳固了。
xiǎo míng xiū gǎi le jī mù fáng zi。 fáng zi gèng wěn gù le。
Xiao Ming revised the block house. The house is more stable.
小丽修改了生日卡片。卡片更漂亮了。
xiǎo lì xiū gǎi le shēng rì kǎ piàn。 kǎ piàn gèng piào liang le。
Xiao Li revised the birthday card. The card is more beautiful.
老师修改了课程表。大家更喜欢了。
lǎo shī xiū gǎi le kè chéng biǎo。 dà jiā gèng xǐ huan le。
The teacher revised the class schedule. Everyone likes it more.
小刚修改了拼图。拼图完整了。
xiǎo gāng xiū gǎi le pīn tú。 pīn tú wán zhěng le。
Xiao Gang revised the puzzle. The puzzle is complete.