改造
gǎi​zào HSK3

to transform

改造 gǎi​zào
to transform verb
To change, update, or rebuild something existing to make it suit new needs (e.g. land, urban districts, or machinery)

我们可以把以前的停车位改造成公园。

wǒ​men kě​yǐ bǎ yǐ​qián de tíng​chē​wèi gǎi​zào chéng gōng​yuán.

We can transform former parking spaces into parks.

transformation noun
The process or result of transforming, rebuilding, or remodeling

每个改造项目都有其挑战。

měi​gè gǎi​zào xiàng​mù dōu yǒu qí tiǎo​zhàn.

Every renovation project has its challenges.

经过多年的改造，酒店在2011年再次开放。

jīng​guò duō​nián de gǎi​zào, jiǔ​diàn zài2011 nián zài​cì kāi​fàng.

After years of renovation, the hotel reopened in 2011.

to reform
To change a person's thinking or behavior, often through social or labor-based reform programs.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
10.3 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
89.5 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)