变质

变质 biànzhì

Go bad (deteriorate)

变质 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體變質 bianzhi

What 变质 means

Go bad (deteriorate)

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Character by character

变质 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)

质

zhì

Nature (quality - hostage - substance - simple - to question)

Words that share a character with 变质

How to write 变质

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变质 in a sentence

天气太热，牛奶很快就变质了。

Tiānqì tài rè, niúnǎi hěn kuài jiù biàn zhì le.

The weather was so hot that the milk went off quickly.

这种关系一旦掺进利益就容易变质。

Zhè zhǒng guānxì yídàn chān jìn lìyì jiù róngyì biàn zhì.

Once money gets mixed into a relationship like this it easily turns sour.

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Sounds the same as 变质

These are also written bianzhi without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

编织 biānzhī

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Questions about 变质

What does 变质 mean in English?

变质 is pronounced biànzhì and means Go bad (deteriorate).

How do you pronounce 变质?

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

What are the characters in 变质?

变质 is written with 2 characters: 变 (biàn) Change (become - transform), 质 (zhì) Nature (quality - hostage - substance - simple - to question). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 变质 written in traditional Chinese?

變質. The simplified form 变质 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 變質 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced biànzhì.

Is 变质 an HSK word?

Yes — 变质 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

贬义 biǎnyì 扁 biǎn 变故 biàn'gù 变迁 biànqiān 便利 biànlì 便条 biàntiáo 便于 biànyú 遍布 biànbù

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