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To change in Chinese: 改变 (gǎi biàn)

gǎi biàn

to change

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 改變2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to change
  2. 2to alter
  3. 3to transform

Stroke order

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变

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄞˇ

gǎi

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄧㄢˋ

biàn

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

改变

Simplified

改變

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我没改变。

    wǒ méi gǎi biàn。

    I haven't changed.

  • 我想改变世界。

    wǒ xiǎng gǎi biàn shì jiè。

    I want to change the world.

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Related words

变

biàn

to change

改

gǎi

to change

变化

biàn huà

(intransitive) to change

改革

gǎi gé

reform

改进

gǎi jìn

to improve

改善

gǎi shàn

to make better

改正

gǎi zhèng

to correct

修改

xiū gǎi

to amend

转变

zhuǎn biàn

to change

变成

biàn chéng

to change into

变为

biàn wéi

to change into

改造

gǎi zào

to transform

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