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)⁺
    • 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/
• 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):

• 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):

• 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 Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

改(かい)變(へん) • (kaihen) 

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))

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

Conjugation

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

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	改變し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	改變し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	改變する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	改變する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	改變すれ	かいへんすれ	kaihen sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
改	變

Verb

改變

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