改变

Character by character

• 改gǎi7 strokesHSK 2change, alter; improve, remodel
• 变biàn8 strokesHSK 2 traditional 變change, transform, alter; rebel

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 我没改变。

  Wǒ méi gǎi biàn

  I haven't changed.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 改变. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 变biànHSK 2

  to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion

• 变成biàn chéngHSK 2

  to change into; to turn into; to become

• 改gǎiHSK 2

  to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

• 变化biàn huàHSK 3

  (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation

• 转变zhuǎn biànHSK 3

  to change; to transform; shift; transformation

• 改造gǎi zàoHSK 3

  to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold

• 改革开放gǎi gé kāi fàngHSK 7

  to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

• 改善gǎi shànHSK 4

  to make better; to improve

• 修改xiū gǎiHSK 3

  to amend; to alter; to modify

• 改进gǎi jìnHSK 3

  to improve; to make better; improvement

• 改革gǎi géHSK 5

  reform; to reform

• 变形biàn xíngHSK 6

  to become deformed; to change shape; to morph

• 变动biàn dòngHSK 5

  to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation

• 改编gǎi biānHSK 7

  to adapt; to rearrange; to revise

• 变为biàn wéiHSK 3

  to change into

• 变异biàn yìHSK 7

  variation

• 变革biàn géHSK 7

  to transform; to change

• 改装gǎi zhuāngHSK 6

  to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert

• 演变yǎn biànHSK 7

  to develop; to evolve; development; evolution

• 更改gēng gǎiHSK 7

  to alter

• 改正gǎi zhèngHSK 4

  to correct; to amend; to put right; correction

• 变更biàn gēngHSK 6

  to change; to alter; to modify

• 变换biàn huànHSK 6

  to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation

• 改名gǎi míngHSK 7

  to change one's name