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变
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Definitions
- 1. to change
- 2. to become different
- 3. to transform
- 4. to vary
- 5. rebellion
Example Sentences
1 shown鱼 变 味了。
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Words Containing 变
fission fragment
seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
to realize (an asset); to liquidate; to sell for cash; to monetize
fission weapon
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
to perform magic
(photography) focus ring
troposphere
to alter
atomic fission
mass uprising
variation (calculus)
to appraise at the current rate
phonetic change
to thicken
missense mutation
nuclear transformation
missense mutation
in disguised form
(transformer) substation
pragmatic
drag queen
power transformation
in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
mutiny
to stiffen
fixed price
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
qualitative change
Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
fission
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
fickle
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
gearbox
to change into
(intransitive) to change; to vary
changeable
decay heat
(math.) dependent variable
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
to transform
(math.) complex variable
pathological changes
catastrophism
radioactive decay
to change suddenly
to turn green at the mention of sex
(math.) real variable
to exchange labor
(math.) transformation group
to develop
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
capo
(math.) catastrophe theory
(math.) independent variable
variation
voice change (at puberty)
to change gear
to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse)
to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
(photography) zoom
calculus of variations (math.)
(idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
to perform conjuring tricks
to change speed
variational principle (physics)
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
alternating current
half-period of a wave motion
changing circumstances
nuclear fusion
distortion
rheology
to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
to change
unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops
sudden change
(music) accidental (a note foreign to the key signature)
understanding and adaptable
to perform magical tricks
Transformers (franchise)
impedance converter
fissionable material
to change (appearance)
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
turmoil
to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
deformation; bending
to become cancerous
to turn hostile suddenly
to defect
variation
to disfigure
(baseball) breaking ball
constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
rheology
emergency management
mutagen
climate change
metamorphism (geology)
nuclear deformation
radical change
incident
restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)
fickle
frequency conversion
to change into
variable star
manual gearbox
Varying Permeability Model (VPM), (used to calculate decompression schedules in diving)
converter
calculus of variations
marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc)
to become revisionist
vertisol (soil taxonomy)
wind shear (meteorology)
process of change
(math.) Fourier transform
(math.) argument
fission products
loss of love
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
(idiom) changeable; fickle
rheostat (variable resistor)
improvisation
betrayal
Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[jiǎng jiè shí])
Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
to soften
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
coup d'état
to change
modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
(math.) independent variable
integral transform (math.)
gearbox
to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear
coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[cí xǐ tài hòu] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
thermonuclear fusion reaction
dependent variable
gear lever
to turn into
changes
fusion-type weapon
chemical change
to come to life (by magic)
a projective transformation
to revert
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
to change the laws
covariate (statistics)
to transform
fissile isotope
(lit. and fig.) chameleon
to sell off sth
amoeba
global warming
a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)
genetic mutation
to get worse
to change shape in a single shake
international date line
case change (in grammar)
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
transfiguration
to meet a contingency
elastic deformation
to undergo a transformation; to morph; to turn into
creep (materials science)
uniformitarianism
catastrophe
mutable
change management (business)
decay curves
perishable
radioactive decay
mutant
shearing
(math.) theory of functions of a complex variable
tone sandhi
chain reaction of nuclear fission
to change color
Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination
liquidity; marketability
variable (math.)
catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
alternating current (electricity)
to metamorphose (biology)
to change positions
to develop
to darken
sexual perversion
to change
unpredictable
to change into
when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
to transform
variation (music)
mutiny
global warming (PRC usage)
shear (physics)
(math.) theory of functions of a real variable
changeable situation (idiom)
constant capital
variable
to sell off (one's property)
to become warm
nuclear fusion
to change
gradual change
to become
to change one's mind
voice changer (device or software)
to darken
to denature
to change lanes
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)
decay chain
zoom lens
to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc
North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
reversing (e.g. electric current)
transformer
New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists
to change irregularly
to change dramatically
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
to cease to feel a sense of loyalty (or gratitude etc) to sb or sth
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
to do whatever is expedient
(music) accidental (symbol such as a sharp (♯), flat (♭), natural (♮) etc)
fission bomb
(automobile) torque converter
(math.) random variable
variable factor; uncertainties
tone sandhi
metamorphic rock (geology)
to redden
illegally modified or altered currency
contingency theory (theory of leadership)
function of a real variable (math.)
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
great changes
fissile material
to degenerate; to deteriorate
converter
modulation
military coup
fissile
huge changes
fusion (physics)
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
calamitous turn of events
(coll.) insanely spicy
function of a complex variable (math.)
adaptability
quantitative change
to adapt to circumstances
change of meaning
to change unpredictably
to change precipitously
to age
to flow and change
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
allergic response
countless changes
global warming
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
(literary) to evolve; to change
the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
to sell one's estate
an unforeseen event
change management (business)