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改邪归正

gǎixié-guīzhèng

Traditional: 改邪歸正

to mend one's ways (idiom)

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Meaning of 改邪归正 in English

gǎixié-guīzhèngHSK 7–9Syllabus #6679
  1. to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. to turn over a new leaf

Example sentences

  1. 改邪归正。
    gǎi xié guī zhèng。
    Straighten up.
    Tatoeba #5092263 by mirrorvan · #282453 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

改 on its own →
gǎi · to change

HSK words with 改

改HSK 4改变HSK 4改革HSK 5改进HSK 5改善HSK 5改天HSK 5改正HSK 5修改HSK 5改编HSK 6改造HSK 6
邪 on its own →
xié · demonic

HSK words with 邪

邪HSK 7–9邪恶HSK 7–9
归 on its own →
guī · to return

HSK words with 归

归HSK 6归还HSK 6归结HSK 7–9归来HSK 7–9归纳HSK 7–9归属HSK 7–9归宿HSK 7–9归于HSK 7–9回归HSK 7–9归根到底HSK 7–9
正 on its own →
zhèng · straight

HSK words with 正

正在HSK 1正HSK 2真正HSK 4正常HSK 4正好HSK 4正确HSK 4正式HSK 4反正HSK 5改正HSK 5正如HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences