变迁

變遷
biànqiān
noun HSK 7 #23,761

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 changes
  2. 2 vicissitudes
  3. 3 shifts over time

Examples

Zhè zuò chéngshì jīnglì le jùdà de biànqiān.
This city has undergone enormous changes.
Shídài de biànqiān yǐngxiǎng zhe měi gè rén.
The changes of the times affect everyone.
Shèhuì biànqiān shì bùkě bìmiǎn de.
Social change is inevitable.

Tips

usage
变迁 implies large-scale, gradual changes over a long period of time — typically historical, social, or environmental. For smaller, everyday changes, use 变化.
register
变迁 is literary and formal. You'll encounter it in essays, historical writing, and news commentary rather than casual speech.

Stroke Order

biàn
qiān