Correct
改口
/ gǎikǒu /
Strokes
Definition
to change one's tune/to modify one's previous remark/to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[bà ba] and 妈妈[mā ma])
Example
As a Verb
correct oneself; modify/withdraw one's previous remarks; change one's story/tone
1
Tā
她
qǐchū
起初
shuō
说
gēn
跟
móushāàn
谋杀案
wúguān
无关
,
dàn
但
hòulái
后来
yòu
又
gǎikǒu
改口
shuō
说
zìjǐ
自己
shì
是
chūyú
出于
zìwèi
自卫
。
She initially claimed she had nothing to do with the murder, but then said it was self-defence.
2
Fāxiàn
发现
zìjǐ
自己
shuō
说
cuò
错
le
了
,
tā
他
mǎshàng
马上
gǎikǒu
改口
。
Realizing what he said was wrong he immediately corrected himself.
As a Verb
address sb by a different name/title
3
Guòqù
过去
wǒmen
我们
jiào
叫
tā
他
zhǔrèn
主任
,
dàn
但
xiànzài
现在
de
得
gǎikǒu
改口
jiào
叫
tā
他
xiàozhǎng
校长
le
了
。
He used to be our ‘director', but now we have to use ‘president' instead.