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  *变* | 变* | *变
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion
HSK 2
(intransitive) to change; to vary / change; variation (CL:個|个)
HSK 3
to change into / to turn into / to become
HSK 2
to change into
HSK 3
to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
HSK 6
to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to change / to alter / to transform
HSK 2
to transform / to convert / to vary / to alternate / a transformation
HSK 6
countless changes / constant permutation
HSK 7-9
to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation
HSK 5
to transform / to change
HSK 7-9
global warming
to change / to alter / to modify
HSK 6
to change into / to turn into / to become
to develop; to evolve
HSK 7-9
to change dramatically / radical change
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
changes / vicissitudes
HSK 7-9
variable
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争
Transformers (franchise)
coup d'état
sudden change / mutation
mutable / volatile / variable
to change unpredictably / unpredictable / erratic / treacherous
HSK 7-9
military coup
(physics) to undergo nuclear fission / (fig.) to break apart, forming smaller units; to fragment
variation
HSK 7-9
to stiffen
global warming (PRC usage) / written 全球暖化 in Taiwan
to try by all available methods
an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune
(literary) to evolve; to change / (physics) transmutation
(biology) a mutation; a variety / a variant; a variety
to realize (an asset); to liquidate; to sell for cash; to monetize
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
invariant quantity / invariant (math.)
genetic mutation
to become moldy
climate change
gear lever / stick shift
mutiny / (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
(idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
to change irregularly / to fluctuate
to adapt to circumstances
to change clothes / to dress up; to put on a costume; to cosplay / to cross-dress
change management (business)
gearbox / speed changer / gear
variable (math.)
alternating current (electricity)
global warming
contingency theory (theory of leadership)
to become warm
to appraise at the current rate
to perform conjuring tricks / to conjure / to juggle
variable factor; uncertainties / (math.) a variable
changing circumstances / turbulent situation
to undergo a transformation; to morph; to turn into / transformed version of sb or sth; new incarnation
to cease to feel a sense of loyalty (or gratitude etc) to sb or sth / to fall out of love with sb
wind shear (meteorology)
to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed
to redden
to get worse / to degenerate
to change color / to discolor / to change countenance / to become angry
tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation
constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant
fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change
atomic fission / nuclear fission / fission
to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc
unpredictable / changeable
to metamorphose (biology) / abnormal / perverted / hentai / (slang) pervert
great changes
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
to alter / to modify / to mutilate (of documents)
to degenerate; to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad; to go off / (geology) metamorphism
HSK 7-9
incident / unforeseen event / events (in general)
half-period of a wave motion / alternation
(photography) zoom
frequency conversion
fixed price / constant price
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom) / unalterable / unvarying / monotonous
loss of love / breakup of a relationship
variation (calculus) / deformation
to change one's mind / to go back on one's word
pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances
change management (business)
adaptability; resourcefulness
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
catastrophe / cataclysmic change
to transform / to morph / to degenerate / metamorphosis / transmutation / transformation / decay / degeneration
to revert / to change back into
to perform magical tricks
to defect / to betray / to mutiny
constant capital
to turn pale at the mention of sex; prudish
manual gearbox / manual transmission
variable star
variant
to change lanes
to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life

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