变化 變化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change / to vary / change / variation (CL:個|个[ge4]) 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 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 转变 轉變 zhuǎn biàn to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 零钱 零錢 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money syn 值班 zhí bān to work a shift / on duty syn 夜班 yè bān night shift syn 挪开 挪開 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze) 变动 變動 biàn dòng to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day 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 当班 當班 dāng bān to work one's shift syn 挪用 nuó yòng to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate syn 轮班 輪班 lún bān shift working syn 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation syn 转入 轉入 zhuǎn rù to change over to / to shift to / to switch to 挪动 挪動 nuó dòng to move / to shift syn 早班 zǎo bān early shift / morning work shift 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 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility) / to shift (the blame) / to pass the buck syn 翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) / fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb 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 班次 bān cì grade / class number (in school) / flight or run number / flight or run (seen as an item) / shift (work period) 移位 yí wèi to shift / shift / translocation / displacement / (medicine) dislocation syn 白班 bái bān day shift syn 变速 變速 biàn sù to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed 剧变 劇變 jù biàn to change dramatically / radical change syn 游移 yóu yí to wander / to shift around / to waver / to vacillate syn 中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds) 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 骤变 驟變 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly syn 移师 移師 yí shī to move troops to / (fig.) to move to / to shift to 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 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction / fig. to change one's stance syn 异动 異動 yì dòng to shift / to alter / unusual change / abnormal move 自动挡 自動擋 zì dòng dǎng automatic transmission / auto gear shift 改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn 移转 移轉 yí zhuǎn to shift / to transfer 嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò to impute / to shift the blame onto someone else 手动挡 手動擋 shǒu dòng dǎng manual gear change / shift stick 腾挪 騰挪 téng nuó to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose syn 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately syn 班 bān team / class / grade / (military) squad / work shift / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles syn 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc) syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 移 yí to move / to shift / to change / to alter / to remove syn 挪 nuó to shift / to move syn 委 wěi to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly syn 迁 遷 qiān to move / to shift / to change (a position or location etc) / to promote syn 倒手 dǎo shǒu to shift from one hand to the other / to change hands (of merchandise) syn 三班倒 sān bān dǎo three-shift system (work rostering) 变速杆 變速桿 biàn sù gǎn gear lever / stick shift 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 迻 yí to shift / to transfer 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 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 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 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 更衣 gēng yī to change clothes / to go to the toilet (euphemism) syn 