轉變

See also: 转变

Chinese

		to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
trad. (轉變)		轉	變
simp. (转变)		转	变

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎnbiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun² bin³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-pien
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): choán-piàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zuang² biang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnbiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnbiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³-pien⁴
    • Yale: jwǎn-byàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanbiann
    • Palladius: чжуаньбянь (čžuanʹbjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun² bin³
    • Yale: jyún bin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² bin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun² bin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵ piːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-pien
    • Hakka Romanization System: zon^ˋ bien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zon³ bian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ pi̯en⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choán-piàn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuán-piàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoafnpiexn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zuang² biang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuáng piàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ piaŋ²¹³/

Verb

轉變

1. (ergative) to change; to transform; to shift

   轉變神速／转变神速  ―  zhuǎnbiàn shénsù  ―  lightning-speed transformation

   令人讚嘆的轉變／令人赞叹的转变  ―  lìngrén zàntàn de zhuǎnbiàn  ―  remarkable shift

Synonyms

• (to change by itself):

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• 改變 / 改变 (gǎibiàn)
• 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.)
• 革變 / 革变 (gébiàn) (literary)

• (to change something in some way):

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• 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)
• 改變 / 改变 (gǎibiàn)
• 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)
• 遷 / 迁 (qiān)
• 革變 / 革变 (gébiàn) (literary)

Derived terms

• 基因轉變 / 基因转变 (jīyīn zhuǎnbiàn)
• 氣候轉變 / 气候转变 (qìhòu zhuǎnbiàn)