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改变

改變
gǎibiàn
verb HSK 2 #451

Meanings

  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to transform

Characters

改
gǎi
to change; to correct
变
biàn
to change; to transform

Examples

你改变了我的生活。
Nǐ gǎibiàn le wǒ de shēnghuó.
You changed my life.
他不想改变。
Tā bù xiǎng gǎibiàn.
He doesn't want to change.
科技改变了世界。
Kējì gǎibiàn le shìjiè.
Technology has changed the world.

Tips

usage
改变 is bigger/more significant than 改. 改 = correct/modify, 改变 = transform/fundamentally change.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi
变 biàn

Related Words

变 biàn HSK 2 #334
to change / to become / to transform
改 gǎi HSK 2 #1,422
to change / to correct
变成 biànchéng HSK 2 #552
to become / to turn into
变化 biànhuà HSK 3 #1,921
change / variation / to change
转变 zhuǎnbiàn HSK 3 #4,134
to change / to transform
改造 gǎizào HSK 3 #5,219
to transform; to renovate / to reform; to remold
改革 gǎigé HSK 5 #8,692
reform; to reform / to change (a system or practice)
改进 gǎijìn HSK 3 #5,893
to improve; to make better / improvement
改善 gǎishàn HSK 4 #6,054
to improve / to make better
修改 xiūgǎi HSK 3 #5,116
to modify / to amend / to revise
改变 gǎibiàn
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