一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé complete change from the old rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23) 江山易改，本性难移 江山易改，本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots? 变化 變化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change / to vary / change / variation (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction / fig. to change one's stance syn 变动 變動 biàn dòng to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation 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 零钱 零錢 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money syn 质变 質變 zhì biàn qualitative change / fundamental change 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 改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn 剧变 劇變 jù biàn to change dramatically / radical change syn 骤变 驟變 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly syn 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 变样 變樣 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape 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 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 流变 流變 liú biàn to flow and change / development and change (of society) 移情别恋 移情別戀 yí qíng bié liàn change of affection, shift of love (idiom) / to change one's feelings to another love / to fall in love with sb else 秘书长气候变化筹资高级别咨询小组 High-level Advisory Group of the Secretary-General on Climate Change Financing / High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing 一个联合国气候变化训练服务平台 一個聯合國气候變化訓練服務平台 yī gè lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà xùn liàn fù wù píng tái One United Nations Training Service Platform for Climate Change / One UN Training Service Platform for Climate Change 快速启动气候变化融资 快速啟動气候變化融資 kuài sù qǐ dòng qì hòu biàn huà róng zī fast-start climate change financing / fast-start climate change funding 变革和改革派 變革和改革派 Change and Reform bloc / Change and Reform 变革推动者 變革推動者 biàn gé tuī dòng zhě agent of change / change agent 变革推动因素 變革推動因素 biàn gé tuī dòng yīn sù agent of change / change agent 变革动因 變革動因 biàn gé dòng yīn agent of change / change agent 秘书长气候变化问题特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Climate Change / Special Envoy on Climate Change 气候变化特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Climate Change / Special Envoy on Climate Change 苏丹人民解放运动民主变革派 蘇丹人民解放運動民主變革派 Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Democratic Change SPLM-Democratic Change 找零 zhǎo líng to give change / change money 易主 yì zhǔ (of property) to change owners / (of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands 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 转换 轉換 zhuǎn huàn to change / to switch / to convert / to transform 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 转变 轉變 zhuǎn biàn to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc) 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 改为 改為 gǎi wéi to change into syn 变更 變更 biàn gēng to change / to alter / to modify syn 手动 手動 shǒu dòng manual / manually operated / manual gear-change 变形 變形 biàn xíng to become deformed / to change shape / to morph 转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change / to transition / to transform / to update (to a new model of product) 变革 變革 biàn gé to transform / to change syn 变为 變為 biàn wéi to change into syn 转化 轉化 zhuǎn huà to change / to turn / to convert / (genetics) to transform / (chemistry) isomerization syn 转头 轉頭 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent syn 改装 改裝 gǎi zhuāng to change one's costume / to repackage / to remodel / to refit / to modify / to convert 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 转入 轉入 zhuǎn rù to change over to / to shift to / to switch to 日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day syn 化作 huà zuò to change into / to turn into / to become syn 换乘 換乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc) / transfer between modes of transport 顾不得 顧不得 gù bu de unable to change sth / unable to deal with syn 变幻 變幻 biàn huàn to change irregularly / to fluctuate syn 变性 變性 biàn xìng to denature / denaturation / to have a sex change / transsexual 变脸 變臉 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc syn 牵动 牽動 qiān dòng to affect / to produce a change in sth syn 改用 gǎi yòng to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different) 突变 突變 tū biàn sudden change / mutation syn 转机 轉機 zhuǎn jī (to take) a turn for the better / to change planes syn 了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) syn 变速 變速 biàn sù to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed 改观 改觀 gǎi guān change of appearance / to revise one's point of view syn 中转 中轉 zhōng zhuǎn to change (train or plane) / transfer / correspondence syn 嫦娥 cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) / one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft syn 调换 調換 diào huàn to exchange / to change places / to swap syn 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 大潮 dà cháo spring tide / (fig.) momentous social change syn 渐变 漸變 jiàn biàn gradual change / (graphic design) gradient 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) 异动 異動 yì dòng to shift / to alter / unusual change / abnormal move 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom) / change beyond recognition syn 转学 轉學 zhuǎn xué (of a student) to change schools / to transfer from one school to another 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 更衣室 gēng yī shì change room / dressing room / locker room / (euphemism) toilet syn 转业 轉業 zhuǎn yè to change one's profession / to transfer to civilian work syn 转手 轉手 zhuǎn shǒu to pass on / to resell / to change hands syn 荷包 hé bāo embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc / purse / pocket (in clothing) syn 流于 流於 liú yú to change (for the worse) 尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) syn 改行 gǎi háng to change profession syn 回心转意 回心轉意 huí xīn zhuǎn yì to change one's mind (idiom) syn 善变 善變 shàn biàn fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change syn 更衣 gēng yī to change clothes / to go to the toilet (euphemism) syn 转行 轉行 zhuǎn háng to change profession 转轨 轉軌 zhuǎn guǐ to change track 变法 變法 biàn fǎ to change the laws / political reform / unconventional method syn 改称 改稱 gǎi chēng to change a name / to rename 摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life syn 阵痛 陣痛 zhèn tòng labor pains / (fig.) distress caused by a disruptive change 变声 變聲 biàn shēng voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc) 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē to change buses, trains etc syn 涂改 tú gǎi to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid) syn 瞬息万变 瞬息萬變 shùn xī wàn biàn in an instant a myriad changes (idiom) / rapid substantial change syn 气候变化 氣候變化 qì hòu biàn huà climate change 自动档 自動檔 zì dòng dàng automatic transmission (gear change) 