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修正 vs 改正

/ xiūzhèng vs gǎizhèng /
Strokes

Definition

修正 and 改正 both are Verb, which means [revise; amend; correct].

Example

修正 is more formal than 改正; 修正 and 改正 are sometimes interchangeable.
1
huì
大会
yán
发言
gāng
提纲
zhōng
de
tuǒ
不妥
zhī
chǔ
一一
xiūzhèng
修正
  
(
gǎizhèng
改正
  
)
le
  

He revised the inappropriate parts in the meeting speech draft one by one.

2
Wénzhāng
文章
zhōng
de
zhège
这个
dìng
定义
háiyào
还要
xiūzhèng
修正
  
(
gǎizhèng
改正
  
)
xià
  

The definition in the article should be revised.

改正 can also be applied to concrete things.
3
Lǎoshī
老师
yāoqiú
要求
xuésheng
学生
zuòwén
作文
zhōng
de
cuòbié
错别字
gǎizhèng
改正
guòlái
过来
  

The teacher asked his students to correct the wrong words in their writing.

4
Jīngguò
经过
jiārén
家人
de
bāngzhù
帮助
  
,
háizi
孩子
zhōng
终于
gǎizhèng
改正
le
shuōhuǎnghuà
说谎话
de
huài
máobìng
毛病
  

The child broke his lying habit with his family's help.