一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 车 車 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159 syn 身 shēn body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 syn 根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn 基 jī (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) syn 变化 變化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change / to vary / change / variation (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 零钱 零錢 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money syn 激进 激進 jī jìn radical / extreme / extremist syn 变动 變動 biàn dòng to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation syn 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn 根号 根號 gēn hào radical sign √ (math.) 变样 變樣 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape syn 变色 變色 biàn sè to change color / to discolor / to change countenance / to become angry syn 改口 gǎi kǒu to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5]) syn 根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 剧变 劇變 jù biàn to change dramatically / radical change syn 质变 質變 zhì biàn qualitative change / fundamental change syn 换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) / a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance syn 哈马斯 哈馬斯 hā mǎ sī Hamas (radical Palestinian group) 骤变 驟變 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly syn 基团 基團 jī tuán radical (chemistry) 部首 bù shǒu radical of a Chinese character 变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval / to undergo sweeping change syn 偏旁 piān páng component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part) syn 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction / fig. to change one's stance syn 自由基 zì yóu jī free radical 改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn 儿 rén variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc syn 片 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 syn 火 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 syn 肉 ròu meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130 syn 鸟 鳥 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn syn 讠 言 yán "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2] 衣 yī clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145 syn 犬 quǎn dog / Kangxi radical 94 syn 厂 hǎn "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 竹 zhú bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118 / "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118) syn 巾 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 syn 臣 chén state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131 syn 羟 羥 qiǎng hydroxyl (radical) 鼎 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes syn 艹 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] 歹 dǎi bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78 syn 改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune syn 根式 gēn shì (math.) a radical / a radical expression 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc syn 皿 mǐn (bound form) dish / vessel / shallow container / radical no. 108 酰 xiān acid radical / -acyl (chemistry) 匚 fāng "right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc 羰 tāng carbonyl (radical) 羧 suō carboxyl radical (chemistry) 殳 shū bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc 了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) syn 别 彆 biè to make sb change their ways, opinions etc syn 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 而 ér and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) syn 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 变 變 biàn to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion syn 改变 改變 gǎi biàn to change / to alter / to transform syn 变成 變成 biàn chéng to change into / to turn into / to become syn 转 轉 zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) syn 改 gǎi to change / to alter / to transform / to correct syn 转移 轉移 zhuǎn yí to shift / to relocate / to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention) / to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize syn 化 huà to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] syn 大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 转变 轉變 zhuǎn biàn to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 转换 轉換 zhuǎn huàn to change / to switch / to convert / to transform syn 变形 變形 biàn xíng to become deformed / to change shape / to morph 更衣室 gēng yī shì change room / dressing room / locker room / (euphemism) toilet syn 更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc) syn 变性 變性 biàn xìng to denature / denaturation / to have a sex change / transsexual 改装 改裝 gǎi zhuāng to change one's costume / to repackage / to remodel / to refit / to modify / to convert 手动 手動 shǒu dòng manual / manually operated / manual gear-change 转机 轉機 zhuǎn jī (to take) a turn for the better / to change planes syn 变为 變為 biàn wéi to change into syn 翻身 fān shēn to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes syn 换班 換班 huàn bān to change shift / the next work shift / to relieve (a workman on the previous shift) / to take over the job 转化 轉化 zhuǎn huà to change / to turn / to convert / (genetics) to transform / (chemistry) isomerization syn 变革 變革 biàn gé to transform / to change syn 突变 突變 tū biàn sudden change / mutation syn 转学 轉學 zhuǎn xué (of a student) to change schools / to transfer from one school to another 改观 改觀 gǎi guān change of appearance / to revise one's point of view syn 变更 變更 biàn gēng to change / to alter / to modify syn 转手 轉手 zhuǎn shǒu to pass on / to resell / to change hands syn 脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc) syn 转入 轉入 zhuǎn rù to change over to / to shift to / to switch to 鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 调换 調換 diào huàn to exchange / to change places / to swap syn 日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day syn 转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change / to transition / to transform / to update (to a new model of product) 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom) / change beyond recognition syn 改用 gǎi yòng to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different) 随机应变 隨機應變 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation (idiom) / pragmatic syn 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 变卦 變卦 biàn guà to change one's mind / to go back on one's word syn 改行 gǎi háng to change profession syn 