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知过必改 — “To correct one's mistakes as soon as they are recognized”

知过必改 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to correct one's mistakes as soon as they are recognized”. To rectify errors immediately upon realizing them. Literally, “Recognize mistakes, must correct”.

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知过必改 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 知zhī
  • 过guò
  • 必bì
  • 改gǎi

知过必改 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
知
zhī8to know, be aware, understand
过
guò7pass, cross, or go over
必
bì5must, bound to
改
gǎi7change or alter

Example Sentence with 知过必改

小明意识到自己的学习方法有误,便知过必改,主动向老师请教。
Xiao Ming, realizing his study method was incorrect, immediately corrected his error and proactively sought advice from his teacher.

Idioms Related to 知过必改

Synonyms of 知过必改

  • zhī知guò过néng能gǎi改acknowledge and correct mistakes
  • guò过ér而néng能gǎi改admit and correct mistakes

Antonyms of 知过必改

  • jiāng将cuò错jiù就cuò错make the best of a bad situation

More idioms starting with 知

  • zhī知yī一wàn万bì毕Grasp one, comprehend all
  • zhī知yī一bù不zhī知shí十know one aspect, not the whole
  • zhī知yī一ér而bù不zhī知èr二know one but not two
  • zhī知bù不zhà诈yú愚The wise do not deceive the foolish
  • zhī知yì义duō多qíng情understanding of loyalty and full of tender feelings
  • zhī知zhī之wéi为zhī知zhī之,,bù不zhī知wèi为bù不zhī知know what you know, admit what you don't
  • zhī知zhī之fēi非jiān艰,,xíng行zhī之wéi惟jiān艰Knowing is easy, doing is hard
  • zhī知zhī之fēi非nàn难,,xíng行zhī之bù不yì易Knowing is easy, doing is hard
  • zhī知shū书míng明lǐ理cultured and reasonable
  • zhī知shū书zhī知lǐ礼well-educated and well-mannered
  • zhī知shū书shí识zì字educated and literate
  • zhī知shū书shí识lǐ礼educated and well-mannered

Questions about 知过必改

What does 知过必改 mean?
知过必改 (zhī guò bì gǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to correct one's mistakes as soon as they are recognized”.
How do you pronounce 知过必改?
知过必改 is pronounced zhī guò bì gǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 知过必改 literally mean?
Literally, 知过必改 means “Recognize mistakes, must correct”. It is used to mean “to correct one's mistakes as soon as they are recognized”.
What is the Chinese definition of 知过必改?
认识到自己错了就一定要改。
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