改變

改變

See also: 改变

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
trad. (改變)		改	變
simp. (改变)		改	变
anagram		變改／变改

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎibiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² bin³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kói-pien
• Min Dong (BUC): gāi-biéng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kái-piàn / kóe-pìⁿ / ké-pìⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): goi² biang³ / goi² bin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎibiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎibiàn
    • Wade–Giles: kai³-pien⁴
    • Yale: gǎi-byàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaebiann
    • Palladius: гайбянь (gajbjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pjɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² bin³
    • Yale: gói bin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² bin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² bin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ piːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kói-pien
    • Hakka Romanization System: goi` bien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: goi³ bian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /koi̯³¹ pi̯en⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gāi-biéng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)βiɛŋ²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-piàn
    • Tâi-lô: kái-piàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kay'piexn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóe-pìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kué-pìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koefpvix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ké-pìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ké-pìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kefpvix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: goi² biang³ / goi² bin³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kói piàng / kói pìⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koi⁵²⁻³⁵ piaŋ²¹³/, /koi⁵²⁻³⁵ pĩ²¹³/

Verb

改變

1. (intransitive) to change (by itself)

   做出改變／做出改变  ―  zuòchū gǎibiàn  ―  to make changes

   色素改變／色素改变  ―  sèsù gǎibiàn  ―  pigmentation change

   他改變了很多。／他改变了很多。  ―  Tā gǎibiàn le hěnduō.  ―  He has changed a lot.

2. (transitive) to change (something in some way)

   改變壞習慣／改变坏习惯  ―  gǎibiàn huài xíguàn  ―  to change a bad habit

   這一代的計算機改變了我們創建媒體的方法。 [MSC, trad.]
   这一代的计算机改变了我们创建媒体的方法。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè yīdài de jìsuànjī gǎibiàn le wǒmen chuàngjiàn méitǐ de fāngfǎ. [Pinyin]

   This generation of computers changed the way we create media.

Usage notes

改變／改变 (gǎibiàn) conveys any kind of change, while 改善 (gǎishàn) conveys a change for the better.

Synonyms

• (to change by itself):

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變／变 (biàn) 變化／变化 (biànhuà) 變易／变易 (biànyì) 變遷／变迁 (biànqiān) (of major, long-term changes) 變革／变革 (biàngé) (chiefly of social systems)

轉化／转化 (zhuǎnhuà) 轉型／转型 (zhuǎnxíng) 轉移／转移 (zhuǎnyí) (of a quality, character, etc.) 轉變／转变 (zhuǎnbiàn) 革變／革变 (gébiàn) (literary)

• (to change something in some way):

edit

Synonyms of 改變

修改 (xiūgǎi) 改造 (gǎizào) 更改 (gēnggǎi) 游移 (yóuyí) 移易 (yíyì) (literary) 切換／切换 (qiēhuàn) 改動／改动 (gǎidòng) 改換／改换 (gǎihuàn) 改觀／改观 (gǎiguān) (to change appearance, to change one's view) 更動／更动 (gēngdòng) 更換／更换 (gēnghuàn) 竄／窜 (cuàn) (literary, or in compounds, to revise text)

竄亂／窜乱 (cuànluàn) (literary) 變／变 (biàn) 變換／变换 (biànhuàn) 變易／变易 (biànyì) 變更／变更 (biàngēng) 變變／变变 (Min Nan) 變革／变革 (biàngé) (chiefly social systems) 轉化／转化 (zhuǎnhuà) 轉換／转换 (zhuǎnhuàn) 轉變／转变 (zhuǎnbiàn) 遷／迁 (qiān) 革變／革变 (gébiàn) (literary)

Derived terms

氣候改變／气候改变 (qìhòu gǎibiàn)

See also

• 改革 (gǎigé)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
改	變
かい Grade: 4	へん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

改(かい)變(へん) • (kaihen)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 改変)

1. Kyūjitai form of 改変: alteration, a change

Verb

改(かい)變(へん)する • (kaihen suru) suru (stem 改(かい)變(へん)し (kaihen shi), past 改(かい)變(へん)した (kaihen shita), kyūjitai, shinjitai 改変)

1. Kyūjitai form of 改変: to alter, to change

Conjugation

Conjugation of "改變する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	改變し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Continuative (連用形)	改變し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Terminal (終止形)	改變する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Attributive (連体形)	改變する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	改變すれ	かいへんすれ	kaihen sure
Imperative (命令形)	改變せよ¹ 改變しろ²	かいへんせよ¹ かいへんしろ²	kaihen seyo¹ kaihen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	改變される	かいへんされる	kaihen sareru
Causative	改變させる 改變さす	かいへんさせる かいへんさす	kaihen saseru kaihen sasu
Potential	改變できる	かいへんできる	kaihen dekiru
Volitional	改變しよう	かいへんしよう	kaihen shiyō
Negative	改變しない	かいへんしない	kaihen shinai
Negative continuative	改變せず	かいへんせず	kaihen sezu
Formal	改變します	かいへんします	kaihen shimasu
Perfective	改變した	かいへんした	kaihen shita
Conjunctive	改變して	かいへんして	kaihen shite
Hypothetical conditional	改變すれば	かいへんすれば	kaihen sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
改	變

Verb

改變

1. chữ Hán form of cải biến (“to transform, to change”).