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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
变化 biànhuà	变化 \| 变化* \| *变化	change / variation / to change / to vary / CL: 個｜个	變化 HSK 3


改变 gǎibiàn	改变 \| 改变* \| *改变	to change / to alter / to transform	改變 HSK 4


转变 zhuǎnbiàn	转变 \| 转变* \| *转变	to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL: 個｜个	轉變 HSK 5


变迁 biànqiān	变迁 \| 变迁* \| *变迁	changes / vicissitudes	變遷 HSK 6


演变 yǎnbiàn	演变 \| 演变* \| *演变	to develop / to evolve / development / evolution	演變 HSK 6


变故 biàngù	变故 \| 变故* \| *变故	an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune	變故 HSK 6


变得 biànde	变得 \| 变得* \| *变得	to become	變得


变 biàn	变 \| 变* \| *变	to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion	變


变成 biànchéng	变成 \| 变成* \| *变成	to change into / to turn into / to become	變成


变量 biànliàng	变量 \| 变量* \| *变量	variable (math.)	變量


变更 biàngēng	变更 \| 变更* \| *变更	to change / to alter / to modify	變更


变动 biàndòng	变动 \| 变动* \| *变动	to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation	變動


变为 biànwéi	变为 \| 变为* \| *变为	to change into	變為


变态 biàntài	变态 \| 变态* \| *变态	to metamorphose (biology) / abnormal / perverted / hentai / (slang) pervert	變態


渐变 jiànbiàn	渐变 \| 渐变* \| *渐变	gradual change / (graphic design) gradient	漸變


变形 biànxíng	变形 \| 变形* \| *变形	deformation / to become deformed / to change shape / to morph	變形


变速箱 biànsùxiāng	变速箱 \| 变速箱* \| *变速箱	gearbox / transmission	變速箱


不变 bùbiàn	不变 \| 不变* \| *不变	constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant	不變


变压器 biànyāqì	变压器 \| 变压器* \| *变压器	transformer	變壓器


变异 biànyì	变异 \| 变异* \| *变异	variation	變異


变速 biànsù	变速 \| 变速* \| *变速	to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed	變速


可变 kěbiàn	可变 \| 可变* \| *可变	variable	可變


病变 bìngbiàn	病变 \| 病变* \| *病变	pathological changes / lesion / diseased (kidney, cornea etc)	病變


变换 biànhuàn	变换 \| 变换* \| *变换	to transform / to convert / to vary / to alternate / a transformation	變換


变形金刚 Biànxíngjīngāng	变形金刚 \| 变形金刚* \| *变形金刚	Transformers (franchise)	變形金剛


变频 biànpín	变频 \| 变频* \| *变频	frequency conversion	變頻


突变 tūbiàn	突变 \| 突变* \| *突变	sudden change / mutation	突變


变革 biàngé	变革 \| 变革* \| *变革	to transform / to change	變革


蜕变 tuìbiàn	蜕变 \| 蜕变* \| *蜕变	to transform / to morph / to degenerate / metamorphosis / transmutation / transformation / decay / degeneration	蛻變


变性 biànxìng	变性 \| 变性* \| *变性	to denature / denaturation / to have a sex change / transsexual	變性


变质 biànzhì	变质 \| 变质* \| *变质	to degenerate / to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad / to go off / (geology) metamorphism	變質


变相 biànxiàng	变相 \| 变相* \| *变相	in disguised form / covert	變相


多变 duōbiàn	多变 \| 多变* \| *多变	fickle / multi-variate (math.)	多變


变脸 biànliǎn	变脸 \| 变脸* \| *变脸	to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc	變臉


变色 biànsè	变色 \| 变色* \| *变色	to change color / to discolor / to change countenance / to become angry	變色


大变 dàbiàn	大变 \| 大变* \| *大变	huge changes	大變


变红 biànhóng	变红 \| 变红* \| *变红	to redden	變紅


应变 yìngbiàn	应变 \| 应变* \| *应变	to meet a contingency / to adapt oneself to changes	應變


畸变 jībiàn	畸变 \| 畸变* \| *畸变	distortion / aberration	畸變


变暖 biànnuǎn	变暖 \| 变暖* \| *变暖	warming / changing to become warmer	變暖


巨变 jùbiàn	巨变 \| 巨变* \| *巨变	great changes	巨變


变电 biàndiàn	变电 \| 变电* \| *变电	power transformation	變電


变装皇后 biànzhuānghuánghòu	变装皇后 \| 变装皇后* \| *变装皇后	drag queen	變裝皇后


变革管理 biàngéguǎnlǐ	变革管理 \| 变革管理* \| *变革管理	change management (business)	變革管理


变幻 biànhuàn	变幻 \| 变幻* \| *变幻	to change irregularly / to fluctuate	變幻


化学变化 huàxuébiànhuà	化学变化 \| 化学变化* \| *化学变化	chemical change / chemical transformation	化學變化


变数 biànshù	变数 \| 变数* \| *变数	variable (math.)	變數


变种 biànzhǒng	变种 \| 变种* \| *变种	mutation / variety / variant	變種


气候变化 qìhòubiànhuà	气候变化 \| 气候变化* \| *气候变化	climate change	氣候變化


变卖 biànmài	变卖 \| 变卖* \| *变卖	to sell off (one's property)	變賣


自变量 zìbiànliàng	自变量 \| 自变量* \| *自变量	(math.) independent variable	自變量


逆变 nìbiàn	逆变 \| 逆变* \| *逆变	reversing (e.g. electric current)	逆變


变电站 biàndiànzhàn	变电站 \| 变电站* \| *变电站	(transformer) substation	變電站


裂变 lièbiàn	裂变 \| 裂变* \| *裂变	fission	裂變


质变 zhìbiàn	质变 \| 质变* \| *质变	qualitative change / fundamental change	質變


事变 shìbiàn	事变 \| 事变* \| *事变	incident / unforeseen event / events (in general)	事變


变暗 biàn'àn	变暗 \| 变暗* \| *变暗	to darken	變暗


变焦 biànjiāo	变焦 \| 变焦* \| *变焦	(photography) zoom / (optics) to adjust the focus	變焦


风云变幻 fēngyúnbiànhuàn	风云变幻 \| 风云变幻* \| *风云变幻	changeable situation (idiom)	風雲變幻


变速器 biànsùqì	变速器 \| 变速器* \| *变速器	gearbox / speed changer / gear	變速器


瞬息万变 shùnxīwànbiàn	瞬息万变 \| 瞬息万变* \| *瞬息万变	in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change	瞬息萬變


基因突变 jīyīntūbiàn	基因突变 \| 基因突变* \| *基因突变	genetic mutation	基因突變


变价 biànjià	变价 \| 变价* \| *变价	to appraise at the current rate	變價


变道 biàndào	变道 \| 变道* \| *变道	to change lanes	變道


政变 zhèngbiàn	政变 \| 政变* \| *政变	coup d'état	政變


变声 biànshēng	变声 \| 变声* \| *变声	voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc)	變聲


变软 biànruǎn	变软 \| 变软* \| *变软	to soften	變軟


因变量 yīnbiànliàng	因变量 \| 因变量* \| *因变量	dependent variable	因變量


变样 biànyàng	变样 \| 变样* \| *变样	to change (appearance) / to change shape	變樣


摇身一变 yáoshēnyībiàn	摇身一变 \| 摇身一变* \| *摇身一变	to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life	搖身一變


变魔术 biànmóshù	变魔术 \| 变魔术* \| *变魔术	to perform magical tricks	變魔術


婚变 hūnbiàn	婚变 \| 婚变* \| *婚变	marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc) / marriage breakup	婚變


变黑 biànhēi	变黑 \| 变黑* \| *变黑	to darken	變黑


随机应变 suíjīyìngbiàn	随机应变 \| 随机应变* \| *随机应变	to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic	隨機應變


变体 biàntǐ	变体 \| 变体* \| *变体	variant	變體


变丑 biànchǒu	变丑 \| 变丑* \| *变丑	to disfigure	變醜


形变 xíngbiàn	形变 \| 形变* \| *形变	deformation / bending	形變


变奏 biànzòu	变奏 \| 变奏* \| *变奏	variation	變奏


变阻器 biànzǔqì	变阻器 \| 变阻器* \| *变阻器	rheostat (variable resistor)	變阻器


变色龙 biànsèlóng	变色龙 \| 变色龙* \| *变色龙	(lit. and fig.) chameleon	變色龍


变天 biàntiān	变天 \| 变天* \| *变天	to undergo change in weather / restoration of reactionary rule or the previous regime	變天


变法 biànfǎ	变法 \| 变法* \| *变法	to change the laws / political reform / unconventional method	變法


变局 biànjú	变局 \| 变局* \| *变局	turbulent situation / changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc)	變局


变通 biàntōng	变通 \| 变通* \| *变通	pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances	變通


流变 liúbiàn	流变 \| 流变* \| *流变	to flow and change / development and change (of society)	流變


剧变 jùbiàn	剧变 \| 剧变* \| *剧变	to change dramatically / radical change	劇變


叛变 pànbiàn	叛变 \| 叛变* \| *叛变	to defect / to betray / to mutiny	叛變


变星 biànxīng	变星 \| 变星* \| *变星	variable star	變星


一成不变 yīchéngbùbiàn	一成不变 \| 一成不变* \| *一成不变	nothing much changes (idiom); always the same / stuck in a rut	一成不變


全球变暖 quánqiúbiànnuǎn	全球变暖 \| 全球变暖* \| *全球变暖	global warming (PRC usage) / written 全球暖化 in Taiwan	全球變暖


嬗变 shànbiàn	嬗变 \| 嬗变* \| *嬗变	transmutation	嬗變


机变 jībiàn	机变 \| 机变* \| *机变	improvisation / flexible / adaptable / pragmatic	機變


千变万化 qiānbiànwànhuà	千变万化 \| 千变万化* \| *千变万化	countless changes / constant permutation	千變萬化


变化莫测 biànhuàmòcè	变化莫测 \| 变化莫测* \| *变化莫测	unpredictable / changeable	變化莫測


西安事变 Xī'ān Shìbiàn	西安事变 \| 西安事变* \| *西安事变	Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石｜蒋介石)	西安事變


不变量 bùbiànliàng	不变量 \| 不变量* \| *不变量	invariant quantity / invariant (math.)	不變量


交变 jiāobiàn	交变 \| 交变* \| *交变	half-period of a wave motion / alternation	交變


聚变 jùbiàn	聚变 \| 聚变* \| *聚变	fusion (physics)	聚變


量变 liàngbiàn	量变 \| 量变* \| *量变	quantitative change	量變


性变态 xìngbiàntài	性变态 \| 性变态* \| *性变态	sexual perversion / sexual pervert	性變態

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