改變

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See also: 改变

Chinese

to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
to change; to become different; to transform
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
 
trad. (改變) 改 變
simp. (改变) 改 变
anagram 變改／变改

Pronunciation 1

Verb

改變

  1. (intransitive) to change (by itself)
    做出改變／做出改变  ―  zuòchū gǎibiàn  ―  to make changes
    色素改變／色素改变  ―  sèsù gǎibiàn  ―  pigmentation change
    他改變了很多。／他改变了很多。  ―  Tā gǎibiàn le hěnduō.  ―  He has changed a lot.
  2. (transitive) to change (something in some way)
    改變壞習慣／改变坏习惯  ―  gǎibiàn huài xíguàn  ―  to change a bad habit
    這一代的計算機改變了我們創建媒體的方法。 [MSC, trad.]
    这一代的计算机改变了我们创建媒体的方法。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè yīdài de jìsuànjī gǎibiàn le wǒmen chuàngjiàn méitǐ de fāngfǎ.
    This generation of computers changed the way we create media.
Usage notes

改變／改变 (gǎibiàn) conveys any kind of change, while 改善 (gǎishàn) conveys a change for the better.

Synonyms
  • (to change by itself):
  • (to change something in some way):
Derived terms

See also

Pronunciation 2

Verb

改變

  1. (Hokkien) to fix; to correct (a mistake); to quit (a bad habit)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
改 變
かい
Grade: 4 		へん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

改(かい)變(へん) • (kaihen) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 改変: alteration, a change

Verb

改(かい)變(へん)する • (kaihen suru) suru (stem 改(かい)變(へん)し (kaihen shi), past 改(かい)變(へん)した (kaihen shita))

  1. Kyūjitai form of 改変: to alter, to change

Conjugation

Conjugation of "改變する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 改變し かいへんし kaihen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 改變し かいへんし kaihen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 改變する かいへんする kaihen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 改變する かいへんする kaihen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 改變すれ かいへんすれ kaihen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 改變せよ¹
改變しろ² 		かいへんせよ¹
かいへんしろ² 		kaihen seyo¹
kaihen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 改變される かいへんされる kaihen sareru
Causative 改變させる
改變さす 		かいへんさせる
かいへんさす 		kaihen saseru
kaihen sasu
Potential 改變できる かいへんできる kaihen dekiru
Volitional 改變しよう かいへんしよう kaihen shiyō
Negative 改變しない かいへんしない kaihen shinai
Negative continuative 改變せず かいへんせず kaihen sezu
Formal 改變します かいへんします kaihen shimasu
Perfective 改變した かいへんした kaihen shita
Conjunctive 改變して かいへんして kaihen shite
Hypothetical conditional 改變すれば かいへんすれば kaihen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
改變

Verb

改變

  1. chữ Hán form of cải biến (“to transform, to change”).
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