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Meaning of 变

Pinyin biàn

Radical

又

Strokes

Definition

to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion

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变 biàn 1. Nature, state, or situation is different from before; change; alteration. - Example: 情况～了。 (The situation has changed.) - Example: ～了样。 (It has changed its appearance.) 2. To transform. - Example: 沙漠～良田。 (The desert has transformed into fertile fields.) - Example: 后进～先进。 (The latecomers have become the pioneers.) 3. To cause a change. - Example: ～废为宝。 (Turn waste into treasure.) 4. Capable of change; has changed. - Example: ～数。 (Variable numbers.) - Example: ～态。 (Variable states.) 5. To sell off. - Example: ～产。 (Sell assets.) 6. To adapt or be flexible. - Example: 通权达～。 (Be flexible in using authority.) 7. An unexpected turn of events with significant impact. - Example: 事～。 (A sudden event.) - Example: 政～。 (Political change.) 8. Referring specifically to "变文" (a type of literary work). - Example: 目连～。 (Mudan transformations.) 9. A surname. 变 (biàn) As a verb: 1. Primary meaning: Change, transformation. - [En.] transform; change. 2. To adapt or be flexible. - [En.] be flexible. 3. To instigate change or revolt. - [En.] rebel; revolt. As a noun: 1. An unexpected event that has significant impact. - [En.] unexpected turn of events. 2. Catastrophic or unusual natural phenomena. - [En.] catastrophe. Example phrases: - 又如: 天气突变 (The weather suddenly changed). - 巨变 (A significant change). - 变宫 (A particular tone variation in ancient Chinese music). 变 (biàn) As a noun: 1. An unexpected turn of events with significant consequences. - Example: 哗变 (a sudden mutiny). - Example: 变事 (an unexpected significant event). 2. Catastrophic or unusual natural phenomena. - Example: 变怪 (unnatural disasters).

变得 biàn de

to become

变成 biàn chéng

to change into / to turn into / to become

改变 gǎi biàn

to change / to alter / to transform

转变 zhuǎn biàn

to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL:個|个[ge4]

变革 biàn gé

to transform / to change

演变 yǎn biàn

to develop / to evolve / development / evolution

不变 bù biàn

constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant

变动 biàn dòng

to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation

政变 zhèng biàn

coup d'état

变更 biàn gēng

to change / to alter / to modify

变为 biàn wéi

to change into

变迁 biàn qiān

changes / vicissitudes

变量 biàn liàng

variable (math.)

变换 biàn huàn

to transform / to convert / to vary / to alternate / a transformation

变形 biàn xíng

deformation / to become deformed / to change shape / to morph

可变资本 kě biàn zī běn

variable capital

变态 biàn tài

to metamorphose (biology) / abnormal / perverted / hentai / (slang) pervert

不变资本 bù biàn zī běn

constant capital

病变 bìng biàn

pathological changes / lesion / diseased (kidney, cornea etc)

叛变 pàn biàn

to defect / to betray / to mutiny

哗变 huá biàn

mutiny / rebellion

变坏 biàn huài

to get worse / to degenerate

嬗变 shàn biàn

transmutation

变卖 biàn mài

to sell off (one's property)

变卦 biàn guà

to change one's mind / to go back on one's word

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

变压器 biàn yā qì

transformer

变化 biàn huà

change / variation / to change / to vary / CL:個|个[ge4]

变废为宝 biàn fèi wèi bǎo

turn waste into wealth / change waste material into things of value / recycle waste material / upcycle

尸变 shī biàn

cadaverization

变质岩 biàn zhì yán

metamorphic rock (geology)

变幅 biàn fú

amplitude of variation

变幻 biàn huàn

to change irregularly / to fluctuate

风云变幻 fēng yún biàn huàn

changeable situation (idiom)

变幻莫测 biàn huàn mò cè

to change unpredictably / unpredictable / erratic / treacherous

变异 biàn yì

variation

戊戌变法 Wù xū Biàn fǎ

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

戊戌政变 Wù xū Zhèng biàn

coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

拒腐防变 jù fǔ fáng biàn

to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration

摇身一变 yáo shēn yī biàn

to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life

变故 biàn gù

an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune

渐变 jiàn biàn

gradual change

畸变 jī biàn

distortion / aberration

癌变 ái biàn

to become cancerous / transformation to malignancy (of body cells)

瞬息万变 shùn xī wàn biàn

in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change

突变 tū biàn

sudden change / mutation

变窄 biàn zhǎi

narrow down

变速箱 biàn sù xiāng

gearbox / transmission

核聚变 hé jù biàn

nuclear fusion

肝硬变 gān yìng biàn

cirrhosis / hepatocirrhosis / hepatitis interstitialis chronica

蜕变 tuì biàn

to transform / to morph / to degenerate / metamorphosis / transmutation / transformation / decay / degeneration

蜕化变质 tuì huà biàn zhì

to degenerate (morally) (idiom) / to become depraved

蠕变 rú biàn

creep (materials science)

衍变 yǎn biàn

to develop / to evolve

衰变 shuāi biàn

radioactive decay

裂变 liè biàn

fission

诱变 yòu biàn

mutagenesis

变质 biàn zhì

to degenerate / to go bad / to deteriorate / metamorphosis

霉变 méi biàn

mildew / mould

变频 biàn pín

frequency conversion

骤变 zhòu biàn

abrupt change / sudden discontinuity