改過

改过
gǎiguò
to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways

CEDICT

to correct; to fix (one's mistakes)

Wiktionary

改正過失。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 改 gǎi
  1. to change
  2. to alter
  3. to transform
  4. to correct
=2 過 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=2 過 guo (experienced action marker)

Containing this entry

改過自新 gǎiguòzìxīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
知過改過 zhīguògǎiguò to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)