to correct · to amend · to put right · correction · CL: gè

gǎi zhèng

g+ǎi·3rd tonezh+èng·4th tone

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She has tried to correct the child’s habit of telling lies.

她试着改正孩子撒谎的习惯。

Once you have formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily.

坏习惯一旦被养成，便不能简单地改正。

Some bugs were fixed.

一些程式错误被改正了。

Correct the mistake and return the file to Mr Luxemburg.

请把错误改正过来，然后把文件夾还给 Luxemburg 先生。

Correct the underlined words.

请改正劃线字詞。

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