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变 biàn to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion
Results beginning with 变
变化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change / to vary / change / variation (CL:個|个[ge4])
变成 biàn chéng to change into / to turn into / to become
变得 biàn de to become
变态 biàn tài to metamorphose (biology) / abnormal / perverted / hentai / (slang) pervert
变更 biàn gēng to change / to alter / to modify
变动 biàn dòng to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation
变量 biàn liàng variable (math.)
变形 biàn xíng to become deformed / to change shape / to morph
变革 biàn gé to transform / to change
变焦 biàn jiāo (photography) zoom / (optics) to adjust the focus
变为 biàn wéi to change into
变换 biàn huàn to transform / to convert / to vary / to alternate / a transformation
变身 biàn shēn to undergo a transformation / to morph / to turn into / transformed version of sb or sth / new incarnation
变色 biàn sè to change color / to discolor / to change countenance / to become angry
变迁 biàn qiān changes / vicissitudes
变异 biàn yì variation
变相 biàn xiàng in disguised form / covert
变幻 biàn huàn to change irregularly / to fluctuate
变性 biàn xìng to denature / denaturation / to have a sex change / transsexual
变脸 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc
变频 biàn pín frequency conversion
变质 biàn zhì to degenerate / to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad / to go off / (geology) metamorphism
变种 biàn zhǒng (biology) a mutation / a variety / a variant / a variety
变速 biàn sù to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed
变数 biàn shù variable factor / uncertainties / (math.) a variable
变故 biàn gù an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune
变心 biàn xīn to cease to feel a sense of loyalty (or gratitude etc) to sb or sth / to fall out of love with sb
变通 biàn tōng pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances
变老 biàn lǎo to grow old / to age / aging
变卖 biàn mài to sell off (one's property)
变坏 biàn huài to get worse / to degenerate
变现 biàn xiàn to realize (an asset) / to liquidate / to sell for cash / to monetize
变法 biàn fǎ to change the laws / political reform / unconventional method
变黑 biàn hēi to darken
变声 biàn shēng voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc)
变暖 biàn nuǎn to become warm
变电 biàn diàn power transformation
变红 biàn hóng to redden
变硬 biàn yìng to stiffen
变卦 biàn guà to change one's mind / to go back on one's word
变局 biàn jú changing circumstances / turbulent situation
变做 biàn zuò to turn into
变造 biàn zào to alter / to modify / to mutilate (of documents)
变奏 biàn zòu variation
变体 biàn tǐ variant
变调 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation
变天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval / to undergo sweeping change
变软 biàn ruǎn to soften
变暗 biàn àn to darken
变样 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape
变节 biàn jié betrayal / defection / turncoat / to change sides politically
变乱 biàn luàn turmoil / social upheaval
变厚 biàn hòu to thicken
变星 biàn xīng variable star
变价 biàn jià to appraise at the current rate
变差  statistical variation
变兵 biàn bīng rebel soldier
变产 biàn chǎn to sell one's estate
变丑 biàn chǒu to disfigure
变道 biàn dào to change lanes
变分 biàn fēn variation (calculus) / deformation
变格 biàn gé case change (in grammar)
变工 biàn gōng to exchange labor / labor exchange (system of sharing workforce resources)
变回 biàn huí to revert / to change back into
变活 biàn huó to come to life (by magic)
变苦 biàn kǔ to sour / to turn sour / to curdle
变文 biàn wén a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)
变修 biàn xiū to become revisionist
变元 biàn yuán (math.) argument / variable
变砖 biàn zhuān (of an electronic device) to brick / to become inoperable
变装 biàn zhuāng to change clothes / to dress up / to put on a costume / to cosplay / to cross-dress
变作 biàn zuò to change into / to turn into / to become
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变压器 biàn yā qì transformer
变频器 biàn pín qì frequency converter / frequency changer / inverter
变速箱 biàn sù xiāng gearbox / transmission
变速器 biàn sù qì gearbox / speed changer / gear
变电站 biàn diàn zhàn (transformer) substation
变色龙 biàn sè lóng (lit. and fig.) chameleon
变魔术 biàn mó shù to perform magical tricks
变戏法 biàn xì fǎ to perform conjuring tricks / to conjure / to juggle
变奏曲 biàn zòu qǔ variation (music)
变换器 biàn huàn qì transducer
变阻器 biàn zǔ qì rheostat (variable resistor)
变形虫 biàn xíng chóng amoeba
变异性 biàn yì xìng variability
变速杆 biàn sù gǎn gear lever / stick shift
变流器 biàn liú qì converter
变更单  change order
变差图  variogram
变把戏 biàn bǎ xì to perform magic / to do magic tricks / prestidigitation
变调夹 biàn diào jiā capo
变法儿 biàn fǎ r to try by all available methods
变分法 biàn fēn fǎ calculus of variations
变分学 biàn fēn xué calculus of variations (math.)
变换群 biàn huàn qún (math.) transformation group
变化球 biàn huà qiú (baseball) breaking ball / (fig.) curveball / unexpected turn of events
变化音 biàn huà yīn (music) accidental (a note foreign to the key signature)
变焦环 biàn jiāo huán (photography) focus ring
变矩器 biàn jǔ qì (automobile) torque converter
变声器 biàn shēng qì voice changer (device or software)
变速流 biàn sù liú varied flow
变态辣 biàn tài là (coll.) insanely spicy
变温层 biàn wēn céng troposphere / lower atmosphere
变性土 Biàn xìng tǔ vertisol (soil taxonomy)
变样儿 biàn yàng r erhua variant of 變樣|变样[bian4 yang4]
变异株 biàn yì zhū variant / variant strain (of virus)
变造币 biàn zào bì illegally modified or altered currency
变质岩 biàn zhì yán metamorphic rock (geology)
变装秀 biàn zhuāng xiù drag show / cross-dressing show
变装者 biàn zhuāng zhě cross-dresser
变本加厉 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom) / to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) / to aggravate / to intensify
变幻莫测 biàn huàn mò cè to change unpredictably / unpredictable / erratic / treacherous
变化多端 biàn huà duō duān changeable / changing / varied / full of changes
变废为宝  waste for wealth
变化无常 biàn huà wú cháng (idiom) changeable / fickle
变化莫测 biàn huà mò cè unpredictable / changeable
变色易容 biàn sè yì róng to change color and alter one's expression (idiom) / to go white with fear / out of one's wits
变生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom) / a major coup happening on one's doorstep / trouble or danger in one's own backyard
变量检验  variables test
变相引渡  disguised extradition / extradition in disguise
变通计划  work-around plan
变差系数  coefficient of variation / relative standard deviation
变现周期  cash conversion cycle / cash cycle
变迁学会  CHANGE
变现价值  realization value
变分原理 biàn fēn yuán lǐ variational principle (physics)
变革动因 biàn gé dòng yīn agent of change / change agent
变革管理 biàn gé guǎn lǐ change management (business)
变更管理 biàn gēng guǎn lǐ change management (information technology)
变换设备 biàn huàn shè bèi converter / conversion device
变换坐标 biàn huàn zuò biāo coordinate transformation / coordinate conversion
变速传动 biàn sù chuán dòng to change gear
变态反应 biàn tài fǎn yìng allergic response / allergy
变温动物 biàn wēn dòng wù poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal
变现能力 biàn xiàn néng lì liquidity / marketability
变形金刚 Biàn xíng jīn gāng Transformers (franchise)
变音记号 biàn yīn jì hao (music) accidental (symbol such as a sharp (♯), flat (♭), natural (♮) etc)
变异植株 biàn yì zhí zhū mutated plant
变徵之声 biàn zhǐ zhī shēng modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
变质作用 biàn zhì zuò yòng metamorphism (geology)
变装皇后 biàn zhuāng huáng hòu drag queen
变容真空泵  positive displacement pump / positive pump
变革推动者 biàn gé tuī dòng zhě agent of change / change agent
变焦距镜头 biàn jiāo jù jìng tóu zoom lens
变通发展途径  alternative development path
变更管理通知  change management announcement
变革和改革派  Change and Reform bloc / Change and Reform
变废物为资源  use of waste as resource
变化中的大气  changing atmosphere
变通发展战略  alternative development strategy
Approximate Results for 变
改变 gǎi biàn to change / to alter / to transform
转变 zhuǎn biàn to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL:個|个[ge4]
不变 bù biàn constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant
演变 yǎn biàn to develop / to evolve
多变 duō biàn fickle / (math.) multivariate
病变 bìng biàn pathological changes / lesion / diseased (kidney, cornea etc)
应变 yìng biàn to meet a contingency / to adapt oneself to changes
大变 dà biàn huge changes
突变 tū biàn sudden change / mutation
可变 kě biàn variable
蜕变 tuì biàn to transform / to morph / to degenerate / metamorphosis / transmutation / transformation / decay / degeneration
渐变 jiàn biàn gradual change / (graphic design) gradient
事变 shì biàn incident / unforeseen event / events (in general)
巨变 jù biàn great changes
政变 zhèng biàn coup d'état
善变 shàn biàn fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change
叛变 pàn biàn to defect / to betray / to mutiny
质变 zhì biàn qualitative change / fundamental change
裂变 liè biàn (physics) to undergo nuclear fission / (fig.) to break apart, forming smaller units / to fragment
情变 qíng biàn loss of love / breakup of a relationship
剧变 jù biàn to change dramatically / radical change
癌变 ái biàn to become cancerous / transformation to malignancy (of body cells)
量变 liàng biàn quantitative change
兵变 bīng biàn mutiny / (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
逆变 nì biàn reversing (e.g. electric current)
婚变 hūn biàn marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc) / marriage breakup
骤变 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly
畸变 jī biàn distortion / aberration
嬗变 shàn biàn (literary) to evolve / to change / (physics) transmutation
形变 xíng biàn deformation / bending
聚变 jù biàn (physics) to undergo fusion
灾变 zāi biàn catastrophe / cataclysmic change
交变 jiāo biàn half-period of a wave motion / alternation
衰变 shuāi biàn radioactive decay
权变 quán biàn to do whatever is expedient
哗变 huá biàn mutiny / rebellion
民变 mín biàn mass uprising / popular revolt / civil commotion
衍变 yǎn biàn to develop / to evolve
百变 bǎi biàn ever-changing
惨变 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events / (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc / to turn deathly pale
调变 diào biàn to modulate
陡变 dǒu biàn to change precipitously
复变 fù biàn (math.) complex variable
会变 huì biàn variable
机变 jī biàn improvisation / flexible / adaptable / pragmatic
流变 liú biàn to flow and change / development and change (of society)
霉变 méi biàn to become moldy
丕变 pī biàn radical change
切变 qiē biàn shear (physics)
蠕变 rú biàn creep (materials science)
实变 shí biàn (math.) real variable
调变 tiáo biàn modulation / to modulate (electronics)
易变 yì biàn mutable / volatile / variable
音变 yīn biàn phonetic change
折变 zhé biàn to sell off sth
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&beta衰变  beta decay
&alpha衰变  alpha decay
无变化 wú biàn huà no change
核聚变 hé jù biàn nuclear fusion
大变动 dà biàn dòng churning
性变态 xìng biàn tài sexual perversion / sexual pervert
自变量 zì biàn liàng (math.) independent variable
核裂变 hé liè biàn atomic fission / nuclear fission / fission
不变化 bù biàn huà invariably
不变量 bù biàn liàng invariant quantity / invariant (math.)
风切变 fēng qiē biàn wind shear (meteorology)
核变形 hé biàn xíng nuclear deformation
核转变 hé zhuǎn biàn nuclear transformation / nuclear transmutation
渐变色 jiàn biàn sè color gradient
聚变能 jù biàn néng fusion energy
均变论 jūn biàn lùn uniformitarianism
可裂变 kě liè biàn fissionable
裂变核 liè biàn hé fissile nucleus
流变学 liú biàn xué rheology
衰变链 shuāi biàn liàn decay chain
衰变热 shuāi biàn rè decay heat
突变株 tū biàn zhū mutant / mutant strain (of virus)
协变量 xié biàn liàng covariate (statistics)
易变质 yì biàn zhì perishable
因变量 yīn biàn liàng dependent variable
因变数 yīn biàn shù (Tw) (math.) dependent variable
应变力 yìng biàn lì adaptability / resourcefulness
应变数 yìng biàn shù (math.) dependent variable
诱变剂 yòu biàn jì mutagen
灾变论 zāi biàn lùn catastrophism / the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood
灾变说 zāi biàn shuō catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
致变物 zhì biàn wù mutagen
自变数 zì biàn shù (math.) independent variable
pH值变化 pHzhí biàn huà pH change(s) / pH variation(s)
一成不变 yī chéng bù biàn nothing much changes (idiom) / always the same / stuck in a rut
千变万化 qiān biàn wàn huà countless changes / constant permutation
摇身一变 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life
瞬息万变 shùn xī wàn biàn in an instant a myriad changes (idiom) / rapid substantial change
气候变化 qì hòu biàn huà climate change
风云变幻 fēng yún biàn huàn changeable situation (idiom)
随机应变 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation (idiom) / pragmatic
基因突变 jī yīn tū biàn genetic mutation
西安事变 Xī ān Shì biàn Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2])
处变不惊 chǔ biàn bù jīng to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
七七事变 Qī Qī Shì biàn Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
谈虎色变 tán hǔ sè biàn to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / to be scared at the mere mention of
不变价格 bù biàn jià gé fixed price / constant price
勃然变色 bó rán biàn sè to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc
化学变化 huà xué biàn huà chemical change / chemical transformation
节哀顺变 jié āi shùn biàn restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)
千变万轸 qiān biàn wàn zhěn constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
穷则思变 qióng zé sī biàn (idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
识时通变 shí shí tōng biàn understanding and adaptable
戊戌变法 Wù xū Biàn fǎ Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
能源转变  energy transition
补偿变差  compensating variation
诱发突变  induced mutation
切变速率  shear rate
转变为氘  diversion into operator-inspector difference / diversion into D
臭氧变化  ozone change(s)
逐渐变弱  thindown
重大改变  step change
轨道衰变  orbit decay / orbital decay
自发突变  spontaneous mutation
突变育种  mutation breeding
交错变相  intertonguing
灾害应变  disaster response
转变阶段  transition phase
突变种质  mutant germplasm
裂变爆炸  fission explosion
地壳变薄  crustal thinning
大气变化  changing atmosphere
黄斑变性  macular degeneration
替代变量  proxy variable
缓慢政变  creeping coup d'état
等值变差  equivalent variation
化学变型  chemovar
可变成本  variable cost
突变热点  mutation hot spot / mutational hot spot
标度变化 biāo duó biàn huà scale change
不变资本 bù biàn zī běn constant capital
不识时变 bù shí shí biàn to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
陈桥兵变 Chén qiáo bīng biàn the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 / to found the Song dynasty
初级裂变 chū jí liè biàn fission primary / fission trigger / thermonuclear weapon primary
错义突变 cuò yì tū biàn missense mutation
等变压线 děng biàn yā xiàn isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)
电致变色 diàn zhì biàn sè electrochromism
定位诱变 dìng wèi yòu biàn site directed mutagenesis
复变函数 fù biàn hán shù function of a complex variable (math.)
改变环境 gǎi biàn huán jìng site disturbance
改变目标 gǎi biàn mù biāo moving the goal posts
改变形像 gǎi biàn xíng xiàng transfiguration
亘古不变 gèn gǔ bù biàn unchanging since times immemorial (idiom) / unalterable / unvarying / monotonous
庚子国变 gēng zǐ guó biàn the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
华北事变 Huá běi Shì biàn North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
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