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)
simp. (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
    改變很多改变很多  ―  gǎibiàn le hěnduō.  ―  He has changed a lot.
  2. (transitive) to change (something in some way)
    改變習慣改变习惯  ―  gǎibiàn huài xíguàn  ―  to change a bad habit
    一代計算機改變我們創建媒體方法 [MSC, trad.]
    一代计算机改变我们创建媒体方法 [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
かい
Grade: 4
へん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

(かい)(へん) (kaihen

  1. Kyūjitai form of 改変: alteration, a change

Verb

(かい)(へん)する (kaihen surusuru (stem (かい)(へん) (kaihen shi), past (かい)(へん)した (kaihen shita))

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

Conjugation

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

改變

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