How to say “change” in Chinese
change; change, vary
“Change” in Chinese is 变化, biàn huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
变化 is read biàn huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “变化”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 变化. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这几年城市发生了巨大的变化。zhèjǐniánchéngshìfāshēnglejùdàdebiànhuàIn recent years the city has gone through huge changes.
- 任何事物都在不断变化。rènhéshìwùdōuzàibúduànbiànhuàEverything in the world is constantly changing.
- 本课题主要研究气候变化对农业的影响。běnkètízhǔyàoyánjiūqìhòubiànhuàduìnóngyèdeyǐngxiǎngThis study focuses mainly on the impact of climate change on agriculture.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “change” in Chinese?
“Change” in Chinese is 变化, pinyin biànhuà.
What does 变化 mean?
变化 (biànhuà) means “change; change, vary”.
How do you write 变化?
变化 is 2 characters: 变 (biàn) — change; 化 (huà) — transform, change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 变化?
变化 is read biànhuà. Tones: biàn — fourth tone, huà — 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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