變質 biàn zhì

(of food) to go bad; to deteriorate; to degenerate

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of food) to go bad
  2. 2. to deteriorate
  3. 3. to degenerate
  4. 4. to go off
  5. 5. (geology) metamorphism

Characters

Character Meaning
變 biàn
to change; to become different; to transform
質 zhì
quality; nature; to question