改善

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Chinese

to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
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trad. (改善) 改 善
simp. #(改善) 改 善

Pronunciation

Verb

改善

  1. to improve; to better
    我想改善我的打字速度和準確性。 [MSC, trad.]
    我想改善我的打字速度和准确性。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiǎng gǎishàn wǒ de dǎzì sùdù hé zhǔnquèxìng.
    I'd like to improve my typing speed and accuracy.

Usage notes

改變／改变 (gǎibiàn) conveys any kind of change, while 改善 (gǎishàn) conveys a change for the better.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
改 善
かい
Grade: 4 		ぜん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

改(かい)善(ぜん) • (kaizen) 

  1. improvement, an action taken to improve
  2. improvement, a spontaneous change for the better

Antonyms

See also

Verb

改(かい)善(ぜん)する • (kaizen suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 改(かい)善(ぜん)し (kaizen shi), past 改(かい)善(ぜん)した (kaizen shita))

  1. (transitive) to improve, to make better
  2. (intransitive) for something to improve on its own
    症状(しょうじょう)が改善(かいぜん)する
    shōjō ga kaizen suru
    the symptoms improve

Conjugation

Conjugation of "改善する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 改善し かいぜんし kaizen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 改善し かいぜんし kaizen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 改善する かいぜんする kaizen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 改善する かいぜんする kaizen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 改善すれ かいぜんすれ kaizen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 改善せよ¹
改善しろ² 		かいぜんせよ¹
かいぜんしろ² 		kaizen seyo¹
kaizen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 改善される かいぜんされる kaizen sareru
Causative 改善させる
改善さす 		かいぜんさせる
かいぜんさす 		kaizen saseru
kaizen sasu
Potential 改善できる かいぜんできる kaizen dekiru
Volitional 改善しよう かいぜんしよう kaizen shiyō
Negative 改善しない かいぜんしない kaizen shinai
Negative continuative 改善せず かいぜんせず kaizen sezu
Formal 改善します かいぜんします kaizen shimasu
Perfective 改善した かいぜんした kaizen shita
Conjunctive 改善して かいぜんして kaizen shite
Hypothetical conditional 改善すれば かいぜんすれば kaizen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
改善

Noun

改善 • (gaeseon) (hangeul 개선)

  1. hanja form? of 개선 (“improvement, reform”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
改善

Verb

改善

  1. chữ Hán form of cải thiện (“to improve”).
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