How to say “change” in Chinese
change, become
“Change” in Chinese is 变, biàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
变 is read biàn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “变”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 变. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 天气变冷了。tiānqìbiànlěngleIt's gotten cold.
- 我们变成了好朋友wǒmenbiànchénglehǎopéngyouWe became good friends.
- 三月末天气开始变暖和了sānyuèmò,tiānqìkāishǐbiànnuǎnhuoleAt the end of March, it started getting warmer.
- 运动改变了我的生活。yùndònggǎibiànlewǒdeshēnghuóSports changed my life.
- 这几年城市发生了巨大的变化。zhèjǐniánchéngshìfāshēnglejùdàdebiànhuàIn recent years the city has gone through huge changes.
- 这里的天气说变就变zhèlǐdetiānqìshuōbiànjiùbiànThe weather here changes in an instant.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Changes”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “change” in Chinese?
“Change” in Chinese is 变, pinyin biàn.
What does 变 mean?
变 (biàn) means “change, become”.
How do you write 变?
变 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 变?
变 is read biàn. Tones: biàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“change” in the lesson “Changes”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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