Dictionary › 转变

转变

zhuǎn biàn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 轉變 Measure word 个

转变 (zhuǎn biàn) means "to change; transformation". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 转变 means

1. to change
2. to transform
3. shift
4. transformation

The characters in 转变

• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer
• 变biànto change; to become different; to transform

Example sentences

• 他转变了话题。
  Tā zhuǎnbiàn le huàtí.
  He changed the topic of conversation.
• 别尝试转变话题。
  Don't try to change the subject.
• 由硬体到软体的转变是缓慢的。
  The transition from hardware to software happened gradually.
• 人体能够快速地适应气温的转变。
  Réntǐ nénggòu kuàisù de shìyìng qìwēn de zhuǎnbiàn.
  The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature.
• 我深信事情会往更好的方向转变。
  Wǒ shēnxìn shìqing huì wǎng gèng hǎo de fāngxiàng zhuǎnbiàn.
  I am convinced that things will change for the better.
• 科技的进步为我们的生活带来了巨大的转变。
  Kējì de jìnbù wèi wǒmen de shēnghuó dàilái le jùdà de zhuǎnbiàn.
  The progress of science has brought about great change in our lives.

Words starting with 转变

• 转变立场zhuǎn biàn lì chǎngto change positions; to shift one's ground

Words containing 转变

• 核转变hé zhuǎn biànnuclear transformation; nuclear transmutation

Where 转变 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Migration, Change & Regret (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhuǎn biàn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.