改造
gǎi zào
Pinyin

Definition

改造
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gǎi zào
  1. to transform
  2. to reform
  3. to remodel
  4. to remold

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

创造
chuàng zào
  1. 1 to create
  2. 2 to bring about
  3. 3 to produce
  4. 4 to set (a record)
建造
jiàn zào
  1. 1 to construct
  2. 2 to build
改
gǎi
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to correct
改为
gǎi wéi
  1. 1 to change into
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform

Idioms (20)

一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
天造地设
tiān zào dì shè
  1. 1 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
  2. 2 ideal
  3. 3 perfect
  4. 4 (of a match) made in heaven
  5. 5 to be made for one another
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
  1. 1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào
  1. 1 your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们是一个藏族民居改造的客栈，有20个房间，每天都有来自五湖四海的兄弟姐妹留宿。
wǒmen shì yīgē Zàngzú mínjū gǎizào de kèzhàn ，yǒu ge fángjiān ，měitiān dōu yǒu láizì wǔhúsìhǎi de xiōngdì jiěmèi liúsù 。
We are an inn that has been refurbished from traditional Tibet dwellings. There are 20 rooms, and every day there are tourists (literal meaning-brothers and sisters) from all corners of the world.
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黎主任，听说旧城改造工程马上要开始招标了。您刚刚上任就负责如此重大的工程，真是了不起啊！
Lí zhǔrèn ，tīngshuō jiù chéng gǎizào gōngchéng mǎshàng yào kāishǐ zhāobiāo le 。nín gānggāng shàngrèn jiù fùzé rúcǐ zhòngdà de gōngchéng ，zhēn shì liǎobuqǐ a ！
Ms. Li, I heard the old town restoration project will soon begin inviting bidders. You only just took the position and you're already responsible for such a significant project – you really are incredible!
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很难说。关于这个话题，历史上无数的哲学家都试图证明过，却争论到现在都无法得到一个确切的答案。我又怎么能妄下论断呢。《三字经》里说：“人之初，性本善”，而西方哲学家则认为人性本恶，需要通过不断学习来改造自身。双方似乎都很有理。
hěn nánshuō 。guānyú zhège huàtí ，lìshǐ shàng wúshù de zhéxuéjiā dōu shìtú zhèngmíng guo ，què zhēnglùn dào xiànzài dōu wúfǎ dédào yī ge quèqiè de dá àn 。wǒ yòu zěnme néng wàngxiàlùnduàn ne 。《Sānzìjīng 》lǐ shuō ：“rén zhī chū ，xìng běn shàn ”，ér xīfāng zhéxuéjiā zé rènwéi rénxìng běn è ，xūyào tōngguò bùduàn xuéxí lái gǎizào zìshēn 。shuāngfāng sìhū dōu hěn yǒulǐ 。
It's hard to say. Countless philosophers throughout history have tried to prove this. They've debated it to the point where it's impossible to get a clear answer today. How can I blindly make a judgment? It says in the ''Three Character Classic": People are born good. But Western philosophers think that people's nature is bad, and they need constant study to change themselves. It seems like both sides are reasonable. Frankly, the scariest thing in my opinion is talking about philosophical problems. This problem seems as hard to understand as why Oriental people like the color red, whereas Westerners like blue. It's really hard to come up with a straight answer.
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带他们去实验室改造！
dài tāmen qù shíyànshì gǎizào ！
Take them to the lab for re-making!
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但是这些人看上去目光呆滞，像机器人一样。难道他们已经被改造过了？
dànshì zhèxiē rén kàn shangqu mùguāng dāizhì ，xiàng jīqìrén yīyàng 。nándào tāmen yǐjīng bèi gǎizào guo le ？
But these people look glassy-eyed and dazed. They're like robots. Can they have been re-made already?
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多着呢，比如说现在有很多商店在促销的时候，会让扮演圣诞老人的职员穿上中式传统的对襟红袍，老字号的中餐馆会推出中式的“圣诞大餐”，很多圣诞歌曲都被翻唱成了中文，总之就是要把圣诞节改造得有中国特色。
duō zhe ne ，bǐrú shuō xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shāngdiàn zài cùxiāo de shíhou ，huì ràng bànyǎn shèngdànlǎorén de zhíyuán chuānshàng zhōngshì chuántǒng de duìjīn hóng páo ，lǎozìhào de zhōngcānguǎn huì tuīchū zhōngshì de “shèngdàn dàcān ”，hěn duō shèngdàn gēqǔ dōu bèi fānchàng chéng le Zhōngwén ，zǒngzhī jiùshì yào bǎ shèngdànjié gǎizào de yǒu Zhōngguó tèsè 。
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原来���此，这就叫“本土化改造”啊。
yuánlái rúcǐ ，zhè jiù jiào “běntǔhuà gǎizào ”ā 。
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就像中国料理传到西方以后，为了适应西方人的口味，许多当地的中餐馆都改变了食物的味道一样，圣诞节传入中国以后，也被改造成了适应中国人需要的节日。在中国过圣诞节的主要是年轻人，他们觉得圣诞节的气氛非常浪漫，所以常常在这一天和恋人约会，于是圣诞节就变成了第二个情人节。
jiùxiàng Zhōngguó liàolǐ chuándào xīfāng yǐhòu ，wèile shìyìng xīfāngrén de kǒuwèi ，xǔduō dāngdì de zhōngcānguǎn dōu gǎibiàn le shíwù de wèidao yīyàng ，shèngdànjié chuánrù Zhōngguó yǐhòu ，yě bèi gǎizào chéng le shìyìng zhōngguórén xūyào de jiérì 。zài Zhōngguó guò shèngdànjié de zhǔyào shì niánqīngrén ，tāmen juéde shèngdànjié de qìfēn fēicháng làngmàn ，suǒyǐ chángcháng zài zhè yī tiān hé liànrén yuēhuì ，yúshì shèngdànjié jiù biànchéng le dì èr ge qíngrénjié 。
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我怎么越听越糊涂了，什么又叫“本土化改造”啊？
wǒ zěnme yuè tīng yuè hútu le ，shénme yòu jiào “běntǔhuà gǎizào ”ā ？
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没错，这就叫“本土化改造”。
méicuò ，zhè jiù jiào “běntǔhuà gǎizào ”。
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