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Chinese
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to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
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to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
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trad. (改變)
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改
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變
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simp. (改变)
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改
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变
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anagram
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變改/变改
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Pronunciation 1
Verb
改變
- (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.
- (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
- 變/变 (biàn)
- 變化/变化 (biànhuà)
- 變易/变易 (biànyì)
- 變遷/变迁 (biànqiān) (of major, long-term changes)
- 變革/变革 (biàngé) (chiefly of social systems)
- 轉化/转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
- 轉型/转型 (zhuǎnxíng)
- 轉移/转移 (zhuǎnyí) (of a quality, character, etc.)
- 轉變/转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
- 革變/革变 (gébiàn) (literary)
- (to change something in some way):
- 修改 (xiūgǎi)
- 切換/切换 (qiēhuàn)
- 改動/改动 (gǎidòng)
- 改換/改换 (gǎihuàn)
- 改觀/改观 (gǎiguān) (to change appearance, to change one's view)
- 改造 (gǎizào)
- 更動/更动 (gēngdòng)
- 更換/更换 (gēnghuàn)
- 更改 (gēnggǎi)
- 游移 (yóuyí)
- 移 (yí)
- 移易 (yíyì) (literary)
- 竄/窜 (cuàn) (literary, or in compounds, to revise text)
- 竄亂/窜乱 (cuànluàn) (literary)
- 變/变 (biàn)
- 變換/变换 (biànhuàn)
- 變易/变易 (biànyì)
- 變更/变更 (biàngēng)
- 變變/变变 (Hokkien)
- 變革/变革 (biàngé) (chiefly social systems)
- 轉化/转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
- 轉換/转换 (zhuǎnhuàn)
- 轉變/转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
- 遷/迁 (qiān)
- 革變/革变 (gébiàn) (literary)
Derived terms
See also
Pronunciation 2
Verb
改變
- (Hokkien) to fix; to correct (a mistake); to quit (a bad habit)
Japanese
Noun
改變 • (kaihen)
- Kyūjitai form of 改変: alteration, a change
Verb
改變する • (kaihen suru) suru (stem 改變し (kaihen shi), past 改變した (kaihen shita))
- Kyūjitai form of 改変: to alter, to change
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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改變し
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かいへんし
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kaihen shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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改變し
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かいへんし
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kaihen shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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改變する
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かいへんする
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kaihen suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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改變する
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かいへんする
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kaihen suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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改變すれ
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かいへんすれ
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kaihen sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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改變せよ¹ 改變しろ²
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かいへんせよ¹ かいへんしろ²
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kaihen seyo¹ kaihen shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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改變される
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かいへんされる
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kaihen sareru
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Causative
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改變させる 改變さす
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かいへんさせる かいへんさす
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kaihen saseru kaihen sasu
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Potential
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改變できる
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かいへんできる
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kaihen dekiru
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Volitional
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改變しよう
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かいへんしよう
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kaihen shiyō
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Negative
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改變しない
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かいへんしない
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kaihen shinai
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Negative continuative
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改變せず
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かいへんせず
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kaihen sezu
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Formal
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改變します
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かいへんします
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kaihen shimasu
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Perfective
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改變した
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かいへんした
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kaihen shita
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Conjunctive
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改變して
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かいへんして
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kaihen shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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改變すれば
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かいへんすれば
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kaihen sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Vietnamese
Verb
改變
- chữ Hán form of cải biến (“to transform, to change”).