修改 xiūgǎi to amend
to amend; to alter; to modify
How to remember 修改: 修 repair + 改 alter = to amend.
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How it is used
- To revise/amend/modify - 修改文章 (xiūgǎi wénzhāng) to revise an article; 修改密码 (xiūgǎi mìmǎ) to change a password.
- Implies fixing or improving an existing text, plan, or setting.
- Contrast 改变 (gǎibiàn, to change fundamentally) - 修改 tweaks and corrects details, 改变 alters the whole thing.