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改变

gǎi biàn · gai bian

Traditional 改變

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to change
  2. to alter
  3. to transform
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Tomorrow I will change

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)好像(hǎoxiàng)有点(yǒudiǎn)不一样(bùyīyàng)。

    Liangliang, you seem a little different.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)改变(gǎibiàn)一下(yīxià)，明天(míngtiān)开始(kāishǐ)早起(zǎoqǐ)。

    I want to change a bit. I start getting up early tomorrow.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)说(shuō)要(yào)改变(gǎibiàn)。

    Really? You say you will change every time.

  4. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)是(shì)真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    This time it is true. I bought an alarm clock.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)为什么(wèishénme)九点(jiǔdiǎn)才(cái)来(lái)？

    Then why did you only come at nine today?

  6. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)还(hái)没(méi)开始(kāishǐ)改变(gǎibiàn)啊(a)！

    Today the change has not started yet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)的(de)话(huà)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)改(gǎi)变(biàn)的(de)。

That won't change anything.

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

02

搬(bān)家(jiā)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，他(tā)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)习(xí)惯(guàn)改(gǎi)变(biàn)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)。

After moving, his living habits changed a lot.

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改
gǎi

to change; to alter

变
biàn

to change; to become different

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