改道 (gǎi dào) — to change course (of a river, ship, route, etc.); to change direction (of policy, regime, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'change the way/path', used for rivers, ships, or routes shifting course, and metaphorically for a regime or policy taking a new direction. Concrete physical shift, unlike the more abstract 转变.
verb
to change course (of a river, ship, route, etc.)to change direction (of policy, regime, etc.)
Examples
- 改道，。Hé shuǐ gǎi dào, yān mò le nóng tián.The river changed course and flooded the farmland.
- 。Tā men gǎi le jǐ cì dào cái zhǎo dào zhèng què de lù.They changed direction several times before finding the right road.
- ，改道。Jīng guò gé mìng, zhè ge guó jiā de zhèng zhì zhì dù wán quán gǎi dào le.After the revolution, the country's political system completely changed course.
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