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摇身一变

yáo shēn yī biàn

4-character word Traditional 搖身一變

What 摇身一变 means

1. to change shape in a single shake
2. fig. to take on a new lease of life

The characters in 摇身一变

• 摇yáoto shake; to rock; to row
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 变biànto change; to become different; to transform

Example sentences

• 拿破仑时代的法国，魅力诱人的天才厨师摇身一变成为间谍。
  A brilliant, seductive chef turns to espionage in Napoleon-era France.