改变 (gǎibiàn) means Change. Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
天气 改变 了我们的计划。
Tiānqì gǎibiàn le wǒmen de jìhuà.
The weather changed our plans.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 改变
他彻底 改变 了自己。
Tā chèdǐ gǎibiàn le zìjǐ.
He completely changed himself.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 彻底
不能任意 改变 规则。
Bù néng rènyì gǎibiàn guīzé.
The rules cannot be changed at will.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任意
不能擅自 改变 计划。
Bù néng shànzì gǎibiàn jìhuà.
The plan may not be changed without authorisation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 擅自
这项发明 改变 了生活。
Zhè xiàng fāmíng gǎibiàn le shēnghuó.
This invention changed the way we live.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 发明
他不会轻易 改变 主意。
Tā bú huì qīngyì gǎibiàn zhǔyi.
He does not change his mind easily.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 轻易
互联网 改变 了我们的生活。
Hùliánwǎng gǎibiàn le wǒmen de shēnghuó.
The Internet has changed our lives.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 互联网
这件事促使他 改变 了想法。
Zhè jiàn shì cùshǐ tā gǎibiàn le xiǎngfǎ.
This caused him to change his mind.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 促使
任何辩解都 改变 不了结果。
Rènhé biànjiě dōu gǎibiàn bu liǎo jiéguǒ.
No amount of justifying can change the outcome.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 辩解
行业的竞争格局正在 改变 。
Hángyè de jìngzhēng géjú zhèngzài gǎibiàn.
The competitive landscape of the industry is changing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 格局
读书能 改变 一个人的气质。
Dúshū néng gǎibiàn yí ge rén de qìzhì.
Reading can change a person's bearing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气质
改变 一种风气需要很长时间。
Gǎibiàn yì zhǒng fēngqì xūyào hěn cháng shíjiān.
Changing a prevailing atmosphere takes a long time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 风气
教育可以 改变 一个人的阶层。
Jiàoyù kěyǐ gǎibiàn yí ge rén de jiēcéng.
Education can change a person's social position.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阶层
岁月 改变 了这座小城的样子。
Suìyuè gǎibiàn le zhè zuò xiǎochéng de yàngzi.
The years have changed the look of this little town.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 岁月
这场变故彻底 改变 了他的人生。
Zhè chǎng biàngù chèdǐ gǎibiàn le tā de rénshēng.
This misfortune completely changed the course of his life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 变故
与其埋怨环境，不如 改变 自己。
Yǔqí mányuàn huánjìng, bùrú gǎibiàn zìjǐ.
Rather than complain about circumstances, change yourself.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 埋怨
阅读会潜移默化地 改变 一个人。
Yuèdú huì qiányímòhuà de gǎibiàn yí ge rén.
Reading changes a person by imperceptible degrees.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜移默化
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Questions about 改变
How is 改变 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 改变 (gǎibiàn, "Change"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 改变 an HSK word?
Yes — 改变 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 改变?
The dictionary page for 改变 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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