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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

改变 [gǎibiàn]
  1. 1. verb change
    安妮改变了主意,决定呆在家里。
    Annie changed her mind and decided to stay at home.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

改变 [gǎibiàn]
  1. 1. change; alter; transform; switch;break; shift
    改变主意
    change one's mind
    人们的精神面貌改变了。
    People's spiritual complexion has changed.
  2. 2. adjustment; transformation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

改变 [gǎibiàn]
  1. 1. (事物)发生明显的变化
    故乡的面貌完全改变
  2. 2. 使发生变化;更改
    改变落后面貌
    改变做法
  3. 3. 不能跟"错误""缺点""毛病"等词语搭配。

Examples

人的初愿往往会因为环境的改变改变
People's initial aspirations often change with their environment.
促进整个社会风气的改变
help to change the general mood of society
人们的精神面貌改变了。
People's spiritual complexion has changed.
她很固执,不会改变主意的。
She's very obstinate and won't change her mind.
诡辩改变不了事实。
Sophistry won't alter facts.
改变航向
change course; tack
翻译时不应根据自己的好恶改变原文意思。
In doing translation, one should not alter the meaning of the original to suit one's own taste.
他主张马上来个彻底改变,我觉得这意见太激进了。
He advocates making immediate drastic changes, but I think this idea is too radical.
改变口气
change one's tone

Collocations

改变
there has been a change
正在改变
changing
大大改变
to change greatly
迅速改变
to change quickly
改变样式
to change the style
改变战略
change the stratagy
试图改变
to attempt to change
努力改变
to try to make a change
改变一下
to make a change

Word Decomposition


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