善变

善變
shànbiàn
adjective #26,351

Meanings

  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 capricious
  3. 3 mercurial
  4. 4 changeable
  5. 5 apt to change

Examples

Tā shì yīgè shànbiàn de rén, jīntiān shuō de huà míngtiān jiù wàng le.
She is a fickle person who forgets today what she said yesterday.
Zhèlǐ de tiānqì hěn shànbiàn, shàngwǔ qíng xiàwǔ jiù xià yǔ le.
The weather here is very changeable — sunny in the morning and rainy in the afternoon.

Tips

usage
善变 has a mildly negative connotation when used of people, implying unreliability. When used of weather or nature, it is more neutral.

Stroke Order

shàn
biàn