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改掉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

改掉 Usage and Examples

to give up or drop (a bad habit)

年轻人,你最好改掉那种态度,学学好。

You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.

一个改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯的好方法是每吃一口后放下刀叉。

A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful.

The characters in 改掉

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
改
gǎi7change or alter
掉
diào11fall, drop, lose, turn

More words starting with 改

  • gǎi改bú不diào掉Unchangeable, Cannot be changed
  • gǎi改wéi为change to, switch to
  • gǎi改le了Changed, Modified
  • gǎi改dòng动change, alteration
  • gǎi改dòng动le了altered, changed
  • gǎi改biàn变change
  • gǎi改biàn变zhú主yi意change one's mind, have a change of heart
  • gǎi改biàn变le了changed, altered
  • gǎi改biàn变xiàn现zhuàng状change the status quo, alter the status quo
  • gǎi改biàn变zhe着changing, transforming
  • gǎi改shàn善improve, better
  • gǎi改shàn善le了improved, enhanced

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Questions about 改掉

What does 改掉 mean in Chinese?

改掉 (gǎi diào) means “to give up or drop (a bad habit)”.

How do you pronounce 改掉?

改掉 is pronounced gǎi diào in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to give up or drop (a bad habit)” in Chinese?

“to give up or drop (a bad habit)” is 改掉 (gǎi diào) in Chinese.

How is 改掉 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 改掉, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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