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title: "Genggai Meaning: 更改 (gēnggǎi) Means “to change”"
description: "更改 (gēnggǎi) means “to change; to alter”. Hear its tones, see what 更 and 改 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genggai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 更改 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

更改 gēnggǎi

## to change; to alter

## Its characters

1. 更 gēng to change
2. 改 gǎi to change

## In a sentence

会议时间已经更改了。 The meeting time has been changed.

[More about 更改](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9B%B4%E6%94%B9)

## More words with 更 or 改

- [变更 biàngēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biangeng)
- [改变 gǎibiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaibian)
- [改动 gǎidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaidong)
- [改革 gǎigé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaige)
- [改进 gǎijìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaijin)
- [改良 gǎiliáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gailiang)
- [改善 gǎishàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaishan)
- [改造 gǎizào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaizao)
- [改正 gǎizhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaizheng)
- [更换 gēnghuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genghuan)

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