变化

• 拼音: biàn huà
• 汉字拆解: 变 = simplified from 變, meaning to change; 化 = 亻(person) + 匕 (change), meaning to transform

含义

Change; variation; to change. A transformation or alteration in state, condition, or form.

One of the most common words for expressing change. Used for weather changes, social changes, personal changes, and more. Can be both a verb and a noun. 变化大 means 'big change.'

例句

1. 这几年城市的变化非常大。
2. 天气变化很快，记得带伞。
3. 他的态度突然发生了变化。

用法指南

语境: weather, society, personal growth

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 最近天气变化很大。(The weather has been changing a lot recently.)
• 这个城市发生了很大的变化。(This city has undergone great changes.)

错误说法

• 变化了我的衣服 (Don't use 变化 transitively for physical actions — use 换 for changing clothes. 变化 describes states that transform on their own)

起源与历史

Compound of 变 (to change) and 化 (to transform), together emphasising transformation.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal