xiū gǎi
revise; amend; modify
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我正在修改我的简历。
wǒ zhèngzài xiūgǎi wǒ de jǐlì.
I am revising my resume.
老师修改了我的作业。
lǎoshī xiūgǎi le wǒ de zuòyè.
The teacher corrected my homework.
我需要修改我的计划。
wǒ xūyào xiūgǎi wǒ de jìhuà.
I need to modify my plan.
保留 (bǎoliú)
preserve
维持 (wéichí)
maintain
The Chinese word 修改 (xiūgǎi) is composed of two characters: 修 (xiū) and 改 (gǎi). The character 修 originally meant "to build" or "to repair", and later extended to mean "to modify" or "to revise". The character 改 originally meant "to change" or "to transform", and later extended to mean "to correct" or "to improve". When combined, the two characters 修改 mean "to modify" or "to revise", and can be used in a variety of contexts, such as "to revise a document", "to modify a plan", or "to improve one's behavior".
