改邪归正 meaning in English
to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
Meaning of 改邪归正
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gǎixiéguīzhèng
- to mend one's ways (idiom)
- to turn over a new leaf
改邪归正 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
改邪归正。
Straighten up.
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改 gǎi · to change · 7 strokes
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邪 xié · demonic · 6 strokes
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归 guī · to return · 5 strokes
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正 zhèng · straight · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 改邪归正.
| 正在 | zhèngzài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 改变 | gǎibiàn | to change; to alter |
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal; regular |
| 正确 | zhèngquè | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèngshì | is precisely |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case |
| 正式 | zhèngshì | formal; official |
| 修改 | xiūgǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 改造 | gǎizào | to transform; to reform |
| 改进 | gǎijìn | to improve; to make better; improvement |
Questions about 改邪归正
What does 改邪归正 mean?
改邪归正 (gǎixié-guīzhèng) means "to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf".
How do you write 改邪归正?
改邪归正 is made of 4 characters: 改 (7 strokes), 邪 (6 strokes), 归 (5 strokes), 正 (5 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 改邪归正 an HSK word?
Yes. 改邪归正 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 改邪归正 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 改邪归正 is written 改邪歸正.