變化

See also: 変化 and 变化

Chinese

		to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (變化)		變	化
simp. (变化)		变	化

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biànhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ faa³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pien-fa
• Min Nan (POJ): piàn-hòa
• Wu (Wiktionary): pi ho (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: biànhuà → biànhua (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ → ㄅㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biann.huah
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biànhuå
    • IPA ^(key): /pjɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xwä⁵¹/ → /pjɛn⁵¹ xwä¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bin³ faa³
    • Yale: bin fa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ faa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bin³ fa³
    • IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ fäː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pien-fa
    • Hakka Romanization System: bien fa
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bian⁴ fa⁴
    • IPA: /pi̯en⁵⁵ fa⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: piàn-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piernhoax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ hua¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ hua²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: pi ho (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /pi³³ ho⁴⁴/

Verb

變化

1. (intransitive) to change; to vary

   在過去幾年裡他的變化很大。 [MSC, trad.]
   在过去几年里他的变化很大。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài guòqù jǐ nián lǐ tā de biànhuà hěn dà. [Pinyin]

   He has changed a lot over the past few years.

   計劃不如變化快。 / 计划不如变化快。  ―  Jìhuà bùrú biànhuà kuài.  ―  Change happens faster than plans can be made.

   計劃跟不上變化。 / 计划跟不上变化。  ―  Jìhuà gēnbushàng biànhuà.  ―  No plan can anticipate every possible change.

Synonyms

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• 改變／改变 (gǎibiàn)
• 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)
• 轉變／转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)

Derived terms

• 化學變化／化学变化 (huàxué biànhuà)
• 慢速變化球／慢速变化球
• 氣候變化／气候变化 (qìhòu biànhuà)
• 物理變化／物理变化 (wùlǐ biànhuà)
• 變化不測／变化不测
• 變化多端／变化多端 (biànhuàduōduān)
• 變化無常／变化无常

• 變化無方／变化无方
• 變化無窮／变化无穷
• 變化球／变化球
• 變化莫測／变化莫测 (biànhuàmòcè)
• 變化萬端／变化万端
• 魚龍變化／鱼龙变化

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
變	化
へん Hyōgaiji	か Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

變化 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 変化, hiragana へんか, rōmaji henka)

1. Kyūjitai form of 変化: change; variation

Verb

變化する (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 変化する, suru conjugation, hiragana へんかする, rōmaji henka suru)

1. Kyūjitai form of 変化: to change, to vary

Conjugation

Conjugation of "變化する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	變化し	へんかし	henka shi
Continuative (連用形)	變化し	へんかし	henka shi
Terminal (終止形)	變化する	へんかする	henka suru
Attributive (連体形)	變化する	へんかする	henka suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	變化すれ	へんかすれ	henka sure
Imperative (命令形)	變化せよ¹ 變化しろ²	へんかせよ¹ へんかしろ²	henka seyo¹ henka shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	變化される	へんかされる	henka sareru
Causative	變化させる 變化さす	へんかさせる へんかさす	henka saseru henka sasu
Potential	變化できる	へんかできる	henka dekiru
Volitional	變化しよう	へんかしよう	henka shiyō
Negative	變化しない	へんかしない	henka shinai
Negative continuative	變化せず	へんかせず	henka sezu
Formal	變化します	へんかします	henka shimasu
Perfective	變化した	へんかした	henka shita
Conjunctive	變化して	へんかして	henka shite
Hypothetical conditional	變化すれば	へんかすれば	henka sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
變	化

Noun

變化 • (byeonhwa) (hangeul 변화)

1. Hanja form^? of 변화 (“change; variation”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
變	化

Noun

變化

1. Hán tự form of biến hóa (“to transform, to evolve”).