变迁

变迁 biànqiān

Changes in circumstance

变迁 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體變遷 bianqian

What 变迁 means

Changes in circumstance

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变迁 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

变

biàn

Change (become - transform)

迁

qiān

Move (change)

Words that share a character with 变迁

How to write 变迁

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变迁 in a sentence

这些老照片记录了城市的变迁。

Zhèxiē lǎo zhàopiàn jìlù le chéngshì de biànqiān.

These old photographs record how the city has changed.

语言随着社会的变迁不断发展。

Yǔyán suízhe shèhuì de biànqiān búduàn fāzhǎn.

Language keeps developing as society changes.

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Questions about 变迁

What does 变迁 mean in English?

变迁 is pronounced biànqiān and means Changes in circumstance.

How do you pronounce 变迁?

变迁 is biànqiān in pinyin — written bianqian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 变迁?

变迁 is written with 2 characters: 变 (biàn) Change (become - transform), 迁 (qiān) Move (change). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 变迁 written in traditional Chinese?

變遷. The simplified form 变迁 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 變遷 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced biànqiān.

Is 变迁 an HSK word?

Yes — 变迁 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

贬低 biǎndī 贬义 biǎnyì 扁 biǎn 变故 biàn'gù 变质 biànzhì 便利 biànlì 便条 biàntiáo 便于 biànyú

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