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to exchange / to swap / to switch (telecom) / commutative (math) / to commute
HSK 4
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  *換* | 換* | *換
to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
HSK 2
to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc)
HSK 5
to change / to switch / to convert / to transform
HSK 5
to exchange (sth) for (sth else) / to replace with / to convert into
HSK 7-9
to transform / to convert / to vary / to alternate / a transformation
HSK 6
to change and wash (clothes etc)
to switch over / to switch modes or data streams / to cut (to a new scene)
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
exchange student
in other words
HSK 7-9
reform and renewal / generational change
to swap places / (logic) conversion / (car maintenance) to rotate (tires)
HSK 7-9
to dismiss and replace (sb) / to replace (sb or sth)
HSK 7-9
to change money / to sell
to put oneself in sb else’s shoes
to rotate; to take turns
HSK 7-9
switch (telecommunications)
to obtain (sth) in exchange / to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
HSK 7-9
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
(Tw) public switched telephone network (PSTN)
to guarantee refund or replacement (of faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
to change personnel upon expiry of a term of office
to exchange
exchange value
Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard / abbr. to 通用碼|通用码
to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one
replacement guaranteed if not genuine / fig. authentic
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
to exchange / to swap
to convert / to exchange
HSK 7-9
to permute / permutation (math.) / to displace / displacement / to replace / replacement
to change (currency) illegally / fraudulent exchange
tool change (mechanics)
currency exchange rate
equal-value exchange
different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance
to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation
analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
(math.) transformation group
to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
HSK 7-9
converter / transducer
(idiom) to drink together in a convivial atmosphere
to exchange / to change / to swap
to convert / conversion / (in accounting, referring to currency conversion) translation
commutation (electricity)
(telecom or network) switch
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom) / skulduggery / to hoodwink people / to cheat sb audaciously
in other words
conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
to molt
currency exchange
transform fault (geology)
bill of exchange (international trade)
wife swapping
ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
to replace with sth new / to upgrade
(math.) permutation group
commutative law xy = yx (math)
interchange code / computer coding for characters, including Chinese
labor exchanges
to renew a certificate (ID card etc) / to leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance
automatic tool changer (ATC)
a projective transformation
to change places / to swap places
to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world / to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
(computing) network address translation
(math.) commutative algebra
to take turns / to rotate (responsibility)
market access in return for technology transfer (PRC policy since the 1980s which gives foreign companies access to China's domestic market in exchange for sharing their intellectual property, characterized by the US in the 2019 trade war as "forced technology transfer")
to change train (plane, bus etc) / transfer between modes of transport
metonymy
to molt (of birds) / to change feathers
to wrap (text) / line feed (computing)
integral transform (math.)
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
to change workshifts
to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else)
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
to guarantee replacement (of faulty goods) / warranty
to change shift / the next work shift / to relieve (a workman on the previous shift) / to take over the job
digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
missense mutation
to exchange / to change places / to swap
switched network
to substitute on the sly
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
to change gear
heat exchanger
to return a product for another item
to substitute / to replace
to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc) / substitution
to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)
out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
exchange of unequal values
(math.) Fourier transform
to relieve a sentry / to change the guard
ion exchange
(math.) commutative algebra

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