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改变
HSK2
Simplified
改变
Traditional
改變
Pinyin
gǎi biàn
Definition
to change; to alter; to transform
我想改变自己
Wǒ xiǎng gǎibiàn zìjǐ
I want to change myself
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改
变
改
己
+
攵
己
Part
jǐ
self
攵
Part
pū
rap
Appears in characters like:
记
改
配
纪
岂
妃
忌
圮
屺
杞
杞
玘
芑
鱾
变
亦
+
又
亦
Part
yì
also
又
Part
yòu
and
Appears in characters like:
变
弯
恋
蛮
迹
娈
鸾
挛
孪
峦
弈
亪
奕
帟
栾
脔
銮
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to change into; to turn into; to become
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biàn huà
(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
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转变
zhuǎn biàn
to change; to transform; shift; transformation
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变为
biàn wéi
to change into
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变动
biàn dòng
to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation
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变形
biàn xíng
to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
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变换
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to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation
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