粵

改goi2建gin3

goi2 gin3gǎi jiàn

English

  1. to rebuild
  2. to repurpose a building or site
  3. to transform (a building)
  4. to refurbish

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將一個建築物拆咗,喺嗰度重新起過第二啲嘢,或者根據新嘅需要去改造佢

Examples

  • 政府決定將馬場改建做公園。

    The government decided to repurpose the racecourse into a park.

  • 汤姆刚改建了他的厨房。

    Tom has just remodeled his kitchen.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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