变 biàn

change, transform, alter; rebel

HSK 3 #225

DEFINITIONS

  • change, transform, alter
  • rebel
  • to change
  • to become different
  • to transform
  • to vary
  • rebellion

STROKES

WORDS

病变 bìng biàn pathological changes; lesion; diseased (kidney, cornea etc)
变样 biàn yàng to change (appearance); to change shape
变色 biàn sè to change color; to discolor; to change countenance; to become angry
变通 biàn tōng pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
随机应变 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
蜕变 tuì biàn to transform; to morph; to degenerate; metamorphosis; transmutation; transformation; decay; degeneration
变压器 biàn yā qì transformer
变卦 biàn guà to change one's mind; to go back on one's word
变戏法 biàn xì fǎ to perform conjuring tricks; to conjure; to juggle
聚变 jù biàn fusion (physics)
巨变 jù biàn great changes
变卖 biàn mài to sell off (one's property)
变色龙 biàn sè lóng (lit. and fig.) chameleon
摇身一变 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life
变本加厉 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify
变节 biàn jié betrayal; defection; turncoat; to change sides politically
善变 shàn biàn fickle; mercurial; changeable; capricious; to be apt to change
变相 biàn xiàng in disguised form; covert
兵变 bīng biàn mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
变速器 biàn sù qì gearbox; speed changer; gear
瞬息万变 shùn xī wàn biàn in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
裂变 liè biàn fission
变幻 biàn huàn to change irregularly; to fluctuate
应变 yìng biàn to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
变心 biàn xīn to cease to be faithful
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