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换

huàn · huan

Traditional 換

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to exchange
  2. to change (clothes etc)
  3. to substitute
  4. to switch
  5. to convert (currency)
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Changing a light bulb

  1. Dengdeng

    灯(dēng)不(bù)亮(liàng)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)换(huàn)一个(yīgè)灯泡(dēngpào)吧(ba)。

    The light is out. Let us change the bulb.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)拿(ná)新(xīn)的(de)。

    OK, I will get a new one.

  3. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，先(xiān)把(bǎ)电(diàn)关(guān)了(le)。

    Wait, turn off the power first.

  4. Liangliang

    换(huàn)好(hǎo)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，亮(liàng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Changed! Look, is it on?

  5. Dengdeng

    还是(háishi)没(méi)亮(liàng)。你(nǐ)还没(háiméi)把(bǎ)电(diàn)打开(dǎkāi)呢(ne)！

    Still not on. You have not turned the power back on yet!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)换完(huànwán)灯泡(dēngpào)就(jiù)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    I forgot right after I changed the bulb.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bú)见(jiàn)。听(tīng)说(shuō)你(nǐ)又(yòu)换(huàn)工(gōng)作(zuò)了(le)？

Long time, no see. I hear that you've changed your job again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)上(shàng)野(yě)站(zhàn)换(huàn)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

I changed trains at Ueno Station.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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