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 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎibiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

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

  (Hokkien, POJ): kái-piàn

  (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): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² bin³
    • Yale: gói bin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² bin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² bin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ piːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kói-pien
    • Hakka Romanization System: goi^ˋ bien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: goi³ bian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /koi̯³¹ pi̯en⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gāi-biéng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)βiɛŋ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-piàn
    • Tâi-lô: kái-piàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kay'piexn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
  • (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

• 修改 (xiūgǎi)
• 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)
• 改造 (gǎizào)
• 更動 / 更动 (gēngdòng)
• 更換 / 更换 (gēnghuàn)
• 更改 (gēnggǎi)
• 游移 (yóuyí)
• 移 (yí)
• 移易 (yíyì) (literary)
• 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 (Hokkien)
• 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)

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kóe-pìⁿ / ké-pìⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • 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/

Verb

改變

1. (Hokkien) to fix; to correct (a mistake); to quit (a bad habit)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
改	變
かい Grade: 4	へん Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 改變 – see the following entry.

【改変かいへん】 [noun] alteration, a change [verb] to alter, to change

(This term, 改變, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
改	變

Verb

改變

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