变卦

變卦

biànguà

verb #21,416

Meanings

1 to change one's mind
2 to go back on one's word
3 to break a promise

Characters

trigram / hexagram (I Ching)

Examples

HSK 2

不能说话不算数，说好的事情不能变卦。

Bùnéng shuōhuà bù suànshù, shuōhǎo de shìqíng bùnéng biànguà.

You can't go back on your word - what's been agreed cannot be changed.

HSK 3

他同意了，但后来又变卦了。

Tā tóngyì le, dàn hòulái yòu biànguà le.

He agreed, but then he changed his mind.

Tips

history

卦 refers to the trigrams (or hexagrams) of the I Ching (易经). When the hexagram changes (变卦), the fortune or situation shifts entirely - hence 变卦 came to mean a sudden reversal of one's position or decision.

Stroke Order

变 biàn

卦 guà