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变通

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Pīnyīn
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pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
变
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *变* | 变* | *变
8画
change, transform, alter; rebel
變
0040
YCE
通
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *通* | 通* | *通
10画
pass through; common; communicate
3730.2
YNIB

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
变通
pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances
变
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *变* | 变* | *变
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion
 通
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *通* | 通* | *通
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
 通
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *通* | 通* | *通
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)