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知过能改 — “To acknowledge one's mistakes and be able to correct them”

知过能改 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to acknowledge one's mistakes and be able to correct them”. To mend one's ways after realizing an error. Literally, “know errors can correct”.

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知过能改 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 知zhī
  • 过guò
  • 能néng
  • 改gǎi

知过能改 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
知
zhī8to know, be aware, understand
过
guò7pass, cross, or go over
能
néng10can, be able to
改
gǎi7change or alter

Example Sentence with 知过能改

小明虽然偶尔会犯错,但他知过能改,总能从错误中学习,所以大家都很欣赏他。
Although Xiao Ming occasionally makes mistakes, he knows his errors and corrects them, always learning from them, so everyone appreciates him.

Idioms Related to 知过能改

Synonyms of 知过能改

  • zhī知guò过bì必gǎi改correct mistakes immediately upon realizing them

Antonyms of 知过能改

  • sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent

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 知过能改

What does 知过能改 mean?
知过能改 (zhī guò néng gǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to acknowledge one's mistakes and be able to correct them”.
How do you pronounce 知过能改?
知过能改 is pronounced zhī guò néng gǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 知过能改 literally mean?
Literally, 知过能改 means “know errors can correct”. It is used to mean “to acknowledge one's mistakes and be able to correct them”.
What is the Chinese definition of 知过能改?
认识到自己错了就能够改正。
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