量变

量變

liàngbiàn

noun #72,506

Meanings

1 quantitative change
2 change in quantity (philosophy)

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Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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