改变
gǎi biànㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: CẢI BIẾN
Traditional: 改變
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to change; to alter; to transform
Examples
这几年他改变了很多。
zhè jǐ nián tā gǎi biàn le hěn duō.
He's changed a lot over the past few years.
我们改变了旅行计划。
wǒ men gǎi biàn le lǚ xíng jì huà.
We changed our travel plans.
读书可以改变一个人。
dú shū kě yǐ gǎi biàn yí gè rén.
Reading can change a person.
Easily confused
- 变化 — 改变 takes an object; 变化 is intransitive change.
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Stroke order
CẢI · 7 strokes
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
BIẾN · 8 strokes
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion