变异

變異

biànyì

noun HSK 7 #8,183

Meanings

1 variation
2 mutation
3 anomaly

Characters

different; unusual; strange

Examples

病毒发生了变异。

Bìngdú fāshēng le biànyì.

The virus has mutated.

基因变异可能导致疾病。

Jīyīn biànyì kěnéng dǎozhì jíbìng.

Genetic mutations can cause diseases.

这种变异在自然界很常见。

Zhè zhǒng biànyì zài zìránjiè hěn chángjiàn.

This kind of variation is very common in nature.

Tips

usage

In scientific contexts, 变异 specifically means biological mutation or genetic variation. In everyday language, it can describe any abnormal change or deviation from the norm.

Stroke Order

变 biàn

异 yì