变
质

To degenerate in Chinese: 变质 (biàn zhì)

biàn zhì

to degenerate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 變質1 example sentence

Definitions

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

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变
质

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧㄢˋ

biàn

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓˋ

zhì

ㄓ/ zhˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

变质

Simplified

變質

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 天太热,牛奶很快就变质了。

    tiān tài rè, niú nǎi hěn kuài jiù biàn zhì le。

    It was too hot, so the milk quickly went bad.

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Related words

变

biàn

to change

变化

biàn huà

(intransitive) to change

改变

gǎi biàn

to change

质量

zhì liàng

quality

本质

běn zhì

essence

物质

wù zhì

matter

性质

xìng zhì

nature

转变

zhuǎn biàn

to change

变成

biàn chéng

to change into

变为

biàn wéi

to change into

品质

pǐn zhì

character

变动

biàn dòng

to change

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