改换

改換

gǎihuàn

verb #24,187

Meanings

1 to change
2 to switch
3 to replace
4 to alter

Characters

to change, to correct, to alter

to exchange, to replace, to swap

Examples

他决定改换工作方向。

Tā juédìng gǎihuàn gōngzuò fāngxiàng.

He decided to change his career direction.

公司改换了新的标志。

Gōngsī gǎihuàn le xīn de biāozhì.

The company switched to a new logo.

Tips

usage

改换 implies replacing one thing with another, often something different. It is slightly more emphatic than just 换 (to swap). Common collocations: 改换门庭 (to change one's allegiance/employer) and 改换面目 (to transform one's appearance or character).

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

换 huàn