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改变

gǎi biàn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 改變

改变 (gǎi biàn) means "to change". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 改变 means

1. to change
2. to alter
3. to transform

The characters in 改变

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 变biànto change; to become different; to transform

Example sentences

• 我没改变。
  I haven't changed.
• 汤姆能改变。
  Tom can change.
• 凡事都会改变。
  Fánshì dōu huì gǎibiàn.
  Change is the only constant.
• 计划突然改变。
  There was a sudden change of plan.
• 他改变想法了。
  He changed his mind.
• 我想改变世界。
  I want to change the world.

Where 改变 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Mental & cognitive actions (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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