goi2改
Jyutpinggoi2
Yalegói
Definition
To change, alter, or correct.
- to change; to alter; to modify
- to correct; to rectify; to amend
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Use this verb when referring to modifications, corrections, or adjustments to existing things like plans, documents, or habits. It often implies an improvement or a deliberate shift from a previous state. When talking about changing one's own personality or bad habits, it is frequently paired with 變 to form 改變.
Examples
This report has been changed many times, but it is still not ready.
Can you change the time a little bit?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 換, which is used for swapping or replacing one thing entirely with another. If you want to say you are changing your clothes, use 換衫 instead of 改衫, as the latter specifically refers to tailoring or altering the fit of a garment.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
