How to say “change” in Chinese
change; change (n.)
“Change” in Chinese is 改变, gǎi biàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
改变 is read gǎi biàn: 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
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 “改变”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 改变. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 运动改变了我的生活。yùndònggǎibiànlewǒdeshēnghuóSports changed my life.
- 科技改变了我们的生活kējìgǎibiànlewǒmendeshēnghuóScience and technology have changed our lives.
- 他改变了原有的习惯tāgǎibiànleyuányǒudexíguànHe changed his old habits.
- 大家都希望改变现状dàjiādōuxīwànggǎibiànxiànzhuàngEveryone wants to change the current situation.
- 人工智能正在改变我们的生活。réngōngzhìnéngzhèngzàigǎibiànwǒmendeshēnghuóArtificial intelligence is changing our lives.
More words from the lesson “Changes for the better”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “change” in Chinese?
“Change” in Chinese is 改变, pinyin gǎibiàn.
What does 改变 mean?
改变 (gǎibiàn) means “change; change (n.)”.
How do you write 改变?
改变 is 2 characters: 改 (gǎi) — correct, change; 变 (biàn) — change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 改变?
改变 is read gǎibiàn. Tones: gǎi — third tone, biàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“change” in the lesson “Changes for the better”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. 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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