biàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to change
  2. 2. to become different
  3. 3. to transform
  4. 4. to vary
  5. 5. rebellion

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Words Containing 变

一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn

(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone

千变万化
qiān biàn wàn huà

countless changes

哗变
huá biàn

mutiny

改变
gǎi biàn

to change

演变
yǎn biàn

to develop

变动
biàn dòng

to change

变化
biàn huà

(intransitive) to change; to vary

变幻莫测
biàn huàn mò cè

to change unpredictably

变形
biàn xíng

to become deformed; to change shape; to morph

变成
biàn chéng

to change into

变换
biàn huàn

to transform

变故
biàn gù

an unforeseen event

变更
biàn gēng

to change

变为
biàn wéi

to change into

变异
biàn yì

variation

变质
biàn zhì

to degenerate; to deteriorate

变迁
biàn qiān

changes

变革
biàn gé

to transform

转变
zhuǎn biàn

to change

一二八事变
yī èr bā shì biàn

Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai

七七事变
qī qī shì biàn

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]

不识时变
bù shí shí biàn

to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances

不变价格
bù biàn jià gé

fixed price

不变资本
bù biàn zī běn

constant capital

丕变
pī biàn

radical change

世界变暖
shì jiè biàn nuǎn

global warming

九一八事变
jiǔ yī bā shì biàn

the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria

事变
shì biàn

incident

亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn

unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)

交变
jiāo biàn

half-period of a wave motion

交变流电
jiāo biàn liú diàn

alternating current

交变电流
jiāo biàn diàn liú

alternating current (electricity)

以不变应万变
yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn

(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle

俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn

customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners

傅立叶变换
fù lì yè biàn huàn

(math.) Fourier transform

全球气候变暖
quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn

global warming

全球变暖
quán qiú biàn nuǎn

global warming (PRC usage)

六二五事变
liù èr wǔ shì biàn

Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)

兵变
bīng biàn

mutiny

切变
qiē biàn

shear (physics)

剪切形变
jiǎn qiē xíng biàn

shearing

剧变
jù biàn

to change dramatically

勃然变色
bó rán biàn sè

to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc

化学变化
huà xué biàn huà

chemical change

千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn

constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)

协变量
xié biàn liàng

covariate (statistics)

叛变
pàn biàn

to defect

可裂变
kě liè biàn

fissile

可裂变材料
kě liè biàn cái liào

fissile material

可变
kě biàn

variable

可变渗透性模型
kě biàn shèn tòu xìng mó xíng

Varying Permeability Model (VPM), (used to calculate decompression schedules in diving)

商鞅变法
shāng yāng biàn fǎ

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

善变
shàn biàn

fickle

四一二事变
sì yī èr shì biàn

the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists

四一二反革命政变
sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn

counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai

因变量
yīn biàn liàng

dependent variable

国际日期变更线
guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn

international date line

均变论
jūn biàn lùn

uniformitarianism

基因突变
jī yīn tū biàn

genetic mutation

多变
duō biàn

fickle

大变
dà biàn

huge changes

女大十八变
nǚ dà shí bā biàn

lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)

婚变
hūn biàn

marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc)

嬗变
shàn biàn

(literary) to evolve; to change

实变
shí biàn

(math.) real variable

实变函数
shí biàn hán shù

function of a real variable (math.)

实变函数论
shí biàn hán shù lùn

(math.) theory of functions of a real variable

射影变换
shè yǐng biàn huàn

a projective transformation

巨变
jù biàn

great changes

庚子国变
gēng zǐ guó biàn

the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion

弹性形变
tán xìng xíng biàn

elastic deformation

形变
xíng biàn

deformation; bending

性变态
xìng biàn tài

sexual perversion

情变
qíng biàn

loss of love

意义变化
yì yì biàn huà

change of meaning

惨变
cǎn biàn

calamitous turn of events

应变
yìng biàn

to meet a contingency

应变力
yìng biàn lì

adaptability

应变数
yìng biàn shù

(math.) dependent variable

应变管理
yìng biàn guǎn lǐ

change management (business)

戊戌政变
wù xū zhèng biàn

coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[cí xǐ tài hòu] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

戊戌变法
wù xū biàn fǎ

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

手动变速器
shǒu dòng biàn sù qì

manual gearbox

折变
zhé biàn

to sell off sth

拒腐防变
jù fǔ fáng biàn

to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration

摇身一变
yáo shēn yī biàn

to change shape in a single shake

改变形像
gǎi biàn xíng xiàng

transfiguration

放射性衰变
fàng shè xìng shuāi biàn

radioactive decay

政变
zhèng biàn

coup d'état

易变
yì biàn

mutable

易变质
yì biàn zhì

perishable

核聚变
hé jù biàn

nuclear fusion

核裂变
hé liè biàn

atomic fission

核变形
hé biàn xíng

nuclear deformation

核转变
hé zhuǎn biàn

nuclear transformation

机变
jī biàn

improvisation

权变
quán biàn

to do whatever is expedient

权变理论
quán biàn lǐ lùn

contingency theory (theory of leadership)

民变
mín biàn

mass uprising

民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ

seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances

气候变化
qì hòu biàn huà

climate change

流变
liú biàn

to flow and change

流变学
liú biàn xué

rheology

流变能力
liú biàn néng lì

rheology

渐变
jiàn biàn

gradual change

灾变
zāi biàn

catastrophe

灾变说
zāi biàn shuō

catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)

灾变论
zāi biàn lùn

catastrophism

热核聚变反应
rè hé jù biàn fǎn yìng

thermonuclear fusion reaction

玄武门之变
xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

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

甲申政变
jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn

unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops

畸变
jī biàn

distortion

病变
bìng biàn

pathological changes

癌变
ái biàn

to become cancerous

皖南事变
wǎn nán shì biàn

New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists

卢沟桥事变
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn

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]

瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn

in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change

积分变换
jī fēn biàn huàn

integral transform (math.)

突变
tū biàn

sudden change

突变株
tū biàn zhū

mutant

突变理论
tū biàn lǐ lùn

(math.) catastrophe theory

穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn

when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)

等变压线
děng biàn yā xiàn

isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)

节哀顺变
jié āi shùn biàn

restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)

维新变法
wéi xīn biàn fǎ

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

紧急应变
jǐn jí yìng biàn

emergency management

置换突变
zhì huàn tū biàn

missense mutation

翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

聚变
jù biàn

fusion (physics)

聚变反应
jù biàn fǎn yìng

nuclear fusion

聚变武器
jù biàn wǔ qì

fusion-type weapon

联合国气候变化框架公约
lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà kuàng jià gōng yuē

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

自变数
zì biàn shù

(math.) independent variable

自变量
zì biàn liàng

(math.) independent variable

华北事变
huá běi shì biàn

North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China

万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

芦沟桥事变
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn

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]

处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

蜕化变质
tuì huà biàn zhì

(idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved

蜕变
tuì biàn

to transform

蠕变
rú biàn

creep (materials science)

衍变
yǎn biàn

to develop

衰变
shuāi biàn

radioactive decay

衰变曲线
shuāi biàn qū xiàn

decay curves

衰变热
shuāi biàn rè

decay heat

衰变链
shuāi biàn liàn

decay chain

裂变
liè biàn

fission

裂变同位素
liè biàn tóng wèi sù

fissile isotope

裂变材料
liè biàn cái liào

fissionable material

裂变武器
liè biàn wǔ qì

fission weapon

裂变炸弹
liè biàn zhà dàn

fission bomb

裂变产物
liè biàn chǎn wù

fission products

裂变碎片
liè biàn suì piàn

fission fragment

复变
fù biàn

(math.) complex variable

复变函数
fù biàn hán shù

function of a complex variable (math.)

复变函数论
fù biàn hán shù lùn

(math.) theory of functions of a complex variable

西安事变
xī ān shì biàn

Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[jiǎng jiè shí])

诱变剂
yòu biàn jì

mutagen

调变
tiáo biàn

modulation

谈性变色
tán xìng biàn sè

to turn green at the mention of sex

谈虎色变
tán hǔ sè biàn

to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)

识时通变
shí shí tōng biàn

understanding and adaptable

变乱
biàn luàn

turmoil

变作
biàn zuò

to change into

变修
biàn xiū

to become revisionist

变做
biàn zuò

to turn into

变价
biàn jià

to appraise at the current rate

变元
biàn yuán

(math.) argument

变分
biàn fēn

variation (calculus)

变分原理
biàn fēn yuán lǐ

variational principle (physics)

变分学
biàn fēn xué

calculus of variations (math.)

变分法
biàn fēn fǎ

calculus of variations

变化多端
biàn huà duō duān

changeable

变化无常
biàn huà wú cháng

(idiom) changeable; fickle

变化球
biàn huà qiú

(baseball) breaking ball

变化莫测
biàn huà mò cè

unpredictable

变化音
biàn huà yīn

(music) accidental (a note foreign to the key signature)

变卦
biàn guà

to change one's mind

变厚
biàn hòu

to thicken

变回
biàn huí

to revert

变压器
biàn yā qì

transformer

变坏
biàn huài

to get worse

变天
biàn tiān

to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse)

变奏
biàn zòu

variation

变奏曲
biàn zòu qǔ

variation (music)

变局
biàn jú

changing circumstances

变工
biàn gōng

to exchange labor

变幻
biàn huàn

to change irregularly

变形虫
biàn xíng chóng

amoeba

变形金刚
biàn xíng jīn gāng

Transformers (franchise)

变得
biàn de

to become

变徵之声
biàn zhǐ zhī shēng

modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale

变心
biàn xīn

to cease to feel a sense of loyalty (or gratitude etc) to sb or sth

变性
biàn xìng

to denature

变性土
biàn xìng tǔ

vertisol (soil taxonomy)

变态
biàn tài

to metamorphose (biology)

变态反应
biàn tài fǎn yìng

allergic response

变态辣
biàn tài là

(coll.) insanely spicy

变戏法
biàn xì fǎ

to perform conjuring tricks

变把戏
biàn bǎ xì

to perform magic