Chinese Character Dictionary

变天

biàn tiān

to undergo change in weather

变奏

biàn zòu

variation

变奏曲

biàn zòu qŭ

variation (music)

变局

biàn jú

turbulent situation

变工

biàn gōng

to exchange labor

变幻

biàn huàn

to change irregularly

变幻莫测

biàn huàn mò cè

to change unpredictably

变形

biàn xíng

deformation

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 zhĭ zhī shēng

modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale

变心

biàn xīn

to cease to be faithful

变性

biàn xìng

to denature

变态

biàn tài

metamorphosis

变态反应

biàn tài făn yìng

allergic response

变成

biàn chéng

to change into

变戏法

biàn xì fă

to perform conjuring tricks

变把戏

biàn bă xì

to perform magic

变换

biàn huàn

to transform

变换群

biàn huàn qún

(math.) transformation group

变换设备

biàn huàn shè bèi

converter

变故

biàn gù

an unforeseen event

变数

biàn shù

variable

变文

biàn wén

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)

变星

biàn xīng

variable star

变暖

biàn nuăn

warming

变暗

biàn àn

to darken

变更

biàn gēng

to change

变本加厉

biàn bĕn jiā lì

lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)

变格

biàn gé

case change (in grammar)

变样

biàn yàng

to change (appearance)

变样儿

biàn yàng r

erhua variant of 變樣|变样[biàn yàng]

变法

biàn fă

political reform

变法儿

biàn fă r

to try various ways

变活

biàn huó

to come to life (by magic)

变流器

biàn liú qì

converter

变温动物

biàn wēn dòng wù

poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal

变温层

biàn wēn céng

troposphere

变为

biàn wéi

to change into

变焦距镜头

biàn jiāo jù jìng tóu

zoom lens

变生肘腋

biàn shēng zhŏu yè

lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

变产

biàn chăn

to sell one's estate

变异

biàn yì

variation

变异型克雅氏症

biàn yì xíng Kè Yă shì zhèng

variant Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, vCJD

变异株

biàn yì zhū

variant

变相

biàn xiàng

in disguised form

变硬

biàn yìng

to stiffen

变种

biàn zhŏng

mutation

变节

biàn jié

betrayal

变红

biàn hóng

to redden

变脸

biàn liăn

to turn hostile suddenly

变色

biàn sè

to change color

变色易容

biàn sè yì róng

to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear

变色龙

biàn sè lóng

chameleon

变苦

biàn kŭ

to sour

变装皇后

biàn zhuāng huáng hòu

drag queen

变调

biàn diào

modified tone

变卖

biàn mài

to sell off (one's property)

变质

biàn zhì

to degenerate