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改观 (gǎi guān) — to change (appearance, situation, image) for the better; to revise one's view or opinion (of something)

Definition

改观 means a positive shift in how something looks or is perceived, often in impression or situation. Unlike 改变 (change in general), 改观 implies improvement; 改造 is a deliberate, often political remaking.

verb
to change (appearance, situation, image) for the betterto revise one's view or opinion (of something)

Examples

  • ，改观。
    Jīng guò zhì lǐ, chéng shì de wèi shēng zhuàng kuàng yǒu le míng xiǎn gǎi guān.
    After governance, the city's sanitation situation has noticeably improved.
  • ，改观。
    Shēn rù liǎo jiě zhī hòu, wǒ duì tā de yìn xiàng dà wéi gǎi guān.
    After getting to know him better, my impression of him changed a lot.
  • 改观。
    Xīn jiàn de gōng yuán ràng zhè ge shè qū de jǐng guān chè dǐ gǎi guān.
    The newly built park completely transformed the landscape of this community.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

改gǎichange
观guānappearance

改 changes the 观, so appearance or view becomes different.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
巳
巳sì改gǎi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

An early form of 改 paired 巳 as a sound part with 攴 as a meaning part; the sound part later changed.

Open 改 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn觀guān
Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

Open 观 →
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