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量变

量變
liàngbiàn
noun #72,506

Meanings

  1. 1 quantitative change
  2. 2 change in quantity (philosophy)

Examples

量变积累到一定程度就会引起质变。
Liàngbiàn jīlěi dào yīdìng chéngdù jiù huì yǐnqǐ zhìbiàn.
When quantitative change accumulates to a certain point, it triggers qualitative change.
这只是量变，还没到质变。
Zhè zhǐshì liàngbiàn, hái méi dào zhìbiàn.
This is only a quantitative change; it hasn't reached a qualitative shift yet.

Tips

culture
A core term from dialectical materialism (辩证唯物主义), heavily taught in Chinese schools as part of Marxist philosophy. The pair 量变 / 质变 (quantitative vs. qualitative change) is a stock essay phrase.

Stroke Order

量 liàng
变 biàn