变质 biànzhì▶ deteriorar

Stroke order

变质 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 变 — 8 strokes
• 质 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to degenerate; to deteriorate
2. (of food) to go bad; to go off
3. (geology) metamorphism

Related words

• 人质Rehén
• 变故Desgracia
• 变迁Cambios
• 品质calidad
• 地质geología
• 实质esencia

变质 is pronounced biànzhì and means “deteriorar”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 变质 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.