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Modify in Chinese

to modify · HSK 5

修改 xiū gǎi

  1. 修 xiū to repair
  2. 改 gǎi to change

这篇文章我又修改了一遍。 I revised this article once more.

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Modify in Chinese is 修改 (xiū gǎi).

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