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變

biàn

change, transform, alter; rebel

Strokes
23
Radical
言
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—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 变

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 变, the simplified form of 變. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我在变老。

    Wǒ zài biàn lǎo

    I'm getting old.

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  • 我想变成你。

    Wǒ xiǎng biàn chéng nǐ

    I want to be you.

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  • 我没改变。

    Wǒ méi gǎi biàn

    I haven't changed.

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  • 社会在变化。

    Shè huì zài biàn huà

    Society is changing.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 变

  • 变biàn 4to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
  • 改变gǎi biàn 3–4 to change; to alter; to transform
  • 变成biàn chéng 4–2 to change into; to turn into; to become
  • 变化biàn huà 4–4 (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
  • 转变zhuǎn biàn 3–4 to change; to transform; shift; transformation
  • 变为biàn wéi 4–2 to change into
  • 变动biàn dòng 4–4 to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation
  • 变形biàn xíng 4–2 to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
  • 演变yǎn biàn 3–4 to develop; to evolve; development; evolution
  • 变更biàn gēng 4–1 to change; to alter; to modify
  • 变换biàn huàn 4–4 to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation
  • 变质biàn zhì 4–4 to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism