改变 gǎibiàn▶ cambio; cambiar

Stroke order

改变 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 改 — 7 strokes
• 变 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to change
2. to alter
3. to transform

Example sentences

• 他改变了主意。Tā gǎibiàn le zhǔyi.He changed his mind.
• 这个城市改变了很多。Zhège chéngshì gǎibiàn le hěn duō.This city has changed a lot.

Related words

• 修改modificar
• 变化cambio; cambiar
• 改善Mejorar
• 改正corrección
• 改进Mejora
• 改革reforma; reformar

改变 is pronounced gǎibiàn and means “cambio; cambiar”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 改变 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.