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cải tạo

Pronunciation Northern /ka̰ːj˧˩˧ ta̰ːʔw˨˩/ Central /kaːj˧˩˨ ta̰ːw˨˨/ Southern /kaːj˨˩˦ taːw˨˩˨/
Listen
to renovate
Verb
to renovate
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to renovate Daily Routine & Home LifeTheme

To renovate means to repair and improve a building or structure to make it better.

vi Họ đang cải tạo ngôi nhà cũ.

en They are renovating the old house.

Sense 2 Verb
to rehabilitate Daily Routine & Home LifeTheme

This term also refers to the process of educating someone to help them reform their behavior.

vi Anh ấy đã được cải tạo tốt sau một năm.

en He has been well rehabilitated after a year.

Parts
cải / tạo / 改造
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
改造
Candidates by syllable
cải 改 tạo 造
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
trùng tu / sửa sang / cách tân / renovate …
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Use
cải lương / cải thiện / cải biên / cải tiến …
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