变迁
biàn qiān
Pinyin

Definition

变迁
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biàn qiān
  1. changes
  2. vicissitudes

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多变
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
变
biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to become different
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 rebellion
变化
biàn huà
  1. 1 change
  2. 2 variation
  3. 3 to change
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
变得
biàn de
  1. 1 to become
变态
biàn tài
  1. 1 to metamorphose (biology)
  2. 2 abnormal
  3. 3 perverted
  4. 4 hentai
  5. 5 (slang) pervert
变成
biàn chéng
  1. 1 to change into
  2. 2 to turn into
  3. 3 to become
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
升迁
shēng qiān
  1. 1 promote
  2. 2 promotion
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change
应变
yìng biàn
  1. 1 to meet a contingency
  2. 2 to adapt oneself to changes
拆迁
chāi qiān
  1. 1 to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
演变
yǎn biàn
  1. 1 to develop
  2. 2 to evolve
  3. 3 development
  4. 4 evolution
病变
bìng biàn
  1. 1 pathological changes
  2. 2 lesion
  3. 3 diseased (kidney, cornea etc)
突变
tū biàn
  1. 1 sudden change
  2. 2 mutation
蜕变
tuì biàn
  1. 1 to transform
  2. 2 to morph
  3. 3 to degenerate
  4. 4 metamorphosis
  5. 5 transmutation
  6. 6 transformation
  7. 7 decay
  8. 8 degeneration
变动
biàn dòng
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to fluctuate
  3. 3 change
  4. 4 fluctuation
变坏
biàn huài
  1. 1 to get worse
  2. 2 to degenerate
变天
biàn tiān
  1. 1 to undergo change in weather
  2. 2 restoration of reactionary rule or the previous regime

Idioms (20)

一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
  1. 1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
乔迁之喜
qiáo qiān zhī xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
情随事迁
qíng suí shì qiān
  1. 1 feelings change with circumstances (idiom)
时过境迁
shí guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 things change with the passage of time (idiom)
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
  1. 1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn
  1. 1 when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
  1. 1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
  2. 2 very powerful and capable (idiom)
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
蜕化变质
tuì huà biàn zhì
  1. 1 to degenerate (morally) (idiom)
  2. 2 to become depraved
见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān
  1. 1 to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty
  2. 2 never satisfied with what one has
谈虎色变
tán hǔ sè biàn
  1. 1 to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 to be scared at the mere mention of
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
  1. 1 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
  2. 2 to aggravate
  3. 3 to intensify

Sample Sentences

可以说，正是张勇奠定了阿里巴巴从PC端向移动互联变迁的最重要基础。
kěyǐ shuō ，zhèngshì zhāngyǒng diàndìng le ālǐbābā cóng PC duān xiàng yídòng hùlián biànqiān de zuì zhòngyào jīchǔ 。
You can say it is Zhang Yong who laid the most important foundation for Alibaba's transition from internet PC to mobile.
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潮来潮往世界多变迁
cháoláicháowǎng shìjiè duō biànqiān
The world is full of change rising and falling
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