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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gǎi jìn
"我们需要对这个系统进行改进。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or process of making something better or the state of being made better.
"There is plenty of room for improvement in your writing style." - 2
A modification or addition that improves something.
"The new kitchen is a major improvement over the old one."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'emprowen', influenced by Anglo-French 'en-+'prow' (profit, valiant), ultimately stemming from the Late Latin root 'prodest' meaning 'it is of advantage'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from making a profit or turning land to profit, to the general action of making something better in quality or condition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Improvement" is said worldwide
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amélioration
Transliteration: ameliorasion
"Il y a une nette amélioration dans ses résultats."
Verbesserung
Transliteration: fer-be-se-rung
"Wir sehen eine deutliche Verbesserung der Qualität."
miglioramento
Transliteration: miglioramento
"C'è stato un notevole miglioramento quest'anno."
mejora
Transliteration: mehora
"Este plan traerá una gran mejora para la empresa."
melhoria
Transliteration: mel-yo-ri-a
"Notamos uma melhoria significativa no desempenho."
सुधार
Transliteration: sudhar
"उनकी सेहत में काफी सुधार हुआ है।"
改进
Transliteration: gǎi jìn
"我们需要对这个系统进行改进。"
개선
Transliteration: gaeseon
"이 제품은 성능이 많이 개선되었습니다."
改善
Transliteration: kaizen
"生産プロセスの改善が必要です。"
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