Word: 改 (gǎi)

下雨了，我们改一下行程吧。

Xiàyǔle, wǒmen gǎi yíxià xíngchéng ba.

It's raining, so let's change our itinerary a bit.

主编说这篇文章还要再改一下。

Zhǔbiān shuō zhè piān wénzhāng hái yào zài gǎi yíxià.

The editor in chief said this article still needs another revision.

他们什么都改。

Tāmen shénme dōu gǎi.

They change everything.

他参照字典改了作文。

Tā cānzhào zìdiǎn gǎile zuòwén.

He revised his essay by consulting a dictionary.

你可以在手机里改一下设定。

Nǐ kěyǐ zài shǒujī lǐ gǎi yíxià shèdìng.

You can change the preferences on your phone.

你有改刀吗？

Nǐ yǒu gǎi dāo ma?

Do you have a screwdriver?

夹裤改单裤，没里儿

jiákù gǎi dānkù, méi lǐr

altering lined trousers into unlined trousers: no lining

她到死都改不了那个习惯。

Tā dào sǐ dōu gǎi bù liǎo nàge xíguàn.

She carried that habit to her grave.

她语气坚定，决定不改了。

Tā yǔqì jiāndìng, juédìng bù gǎile.

She said it firmly: her decision wouldn't change.

开会时间改到晚上，更便民。

Kāihuì shíjiān gǎi dào wǎnshang, gèng biànmín.

Moving the meeting to the evening is more convenient for residents.

我们要改哪里？

Wǒmen yào gǎi nǎlǐ?

Where do we have to change?

我原先打算坐火车去，后来改了。

Wǒ yuánxiān dǎsuàn zuò huǒchē qù, hòulái gǎile.

I originally planned to go by train, but later changed my mind.

我改了一下我的网站的布局。

Wǒ gǎile yíxià wǒ de wǎngzhàn de bùjú.

I've changed my website's layout.

我该改一下我的计划。

Wǒ gāi gǎi yíxià wǒ de jìhuà.

I had to change my plans.

报告里有若干错误，请改一下。

Bàogào lǐ yǒu ruògān cuòwù, qǐng gǎi yíxià.

There are several mistakes in the report, so please fix them.

方案改来改去，折腾了一个月。

Fāng'àn gǎi lái gǎi qù, zhētengle yí gè yuè.

The plan was revised over and over, and we went back and forth for a month.

无论发生什么我都不会改主意的。

Wúlùn fāshēng shénme wǒ dōu búhuì gǎi zhǔyi de.

No matter what happens, I won't change my mind.

日程表改了，大家看一下。

Rìchéngbiǎo gǎile, dàjiā kàn yíxià.

The schedule has changed, so everyone please take a look.

有错不改，好比下雨背干柴

yǒu cuò bù gǎi, hǎobǐ xiàyǔ bēi gānchái

not fixing a mistake is like carrying dry firewood in the rain

棉袄改被窝儿，两头儿苫不过

mián'ǎo gǎi bèiwōr, liǎngtóur shān búguò

making a padded jacket into a quilt: can't cover both ends

粪桶改水桶,断不了臭气

fèntǒng gǎi shuǐtǒng,duànbùliǎo chòuqì

turn a night-soil bucket into a water bucket: the stink can't be cut off

规定不是一成不变的，可以改。

Guīdìng bú shì yìchéngbúbiàn de, kěyǐ gǎi.

Rules aren't set in stone; they can be changed.

许多移民改了名字。

Xǔduō yímín gǎile míngzi.

Many of the immigrants changed their names.

这只是我的初步想法，你可以改。

Zhè zhǐshì wǒ de chūbù xiǎngfǎ, nǐ kěyǐ gǎi.

This is only my tentative idea, and you can change it.

这篇稿子我改了三次。

Zhè piān gǎozi wǒ gǎile sāncì.

I've revised this draft three times.

退耕还林后，农民改种果树。

Tuìgēnghuánlín hòu, nóngmín gǎi zhǒng guǒshù.

After returning farmland to forest, the farmers switched to growing fruit trees.

鉴于下雨，比赛改在明天。

Jiànyú xiàyǔ, bǐsài gǎi zài míngtiān.

In view of the rain, the match has been moved to tomorrow.

鞋帮儿改帽檐儿，高升

xié bāngr gǎi màoyán ér, gāoshēng

turning a shoe upper into a hat brim: rising high