换 (huàn) means Exchange (change). Below are 24 of the 32 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
这件衬衫太大了，我想 换 一件。
Zhè jiàn chènshān tài dà le, wǒ xiǎng huàn yí jiàn.
This shirt is too big; I'd like to change it.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 换
换 个角度想想吧。
Huàn ge jiǎodù xiǎngxiang ba.
Try thinking about it from another angle.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 角度
我去银行 换 点儿钱。
Wǒ qù yínháng huàn diǎnr qián.
I'm going to the bank to change some money.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 银行
我们 换 个方法试试。
Wǒmen huàn ge fāngfǎ shìshi.
Let us try a different method.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 方法
请问怎么 换 人民币？
Qǐngwèn zěnme huàn rénmínbì?
Excuse me, how do I change money into renminbi?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人民币
他 换 了个姿势坐着。
Tā huàn le ge zīshì zuò zhe.
He shifted to a different sitting position.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 姿势
请打开窗户 换 换 空气。
Qǐng dǎkāi chuānghu huànhuan kōngqì.
Please open the window to let in some fresh air.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 空气
我要兑 换 一些人民币。
Wǒ yào duìhuàn yìxiē rénmínbì.
I would like to change some renminbi.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 兑换
机场也可以兑 换 外币。
Jīchǎng yě kěyǐ duìhuàn wàibì.
You can also exchange foreign currency at the airport.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 兑换
护照过期了要 换 新的。
Hùzhào guòqī le yào huàn xīn de.
When a passport expires you need a new one.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 过期
我们交 换 了电话号码。
Wǒmen jiāohuàn le diànhuà hàomǎ.
We exchanged phone numbers.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 交换
他去国外做交 换 学生。
Tā qù guówài zuò jiāohuàn xuésheng.
He is going abroad as an exchange student.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 交换
他们互相交 换 了名片。
Tāmen hùxiāng jiāohuàn le míngpiàn.
They exchanged business cards.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 名片
他 换 了一个长焦镜头。
Tā huàn le yí ge chángjiāo jìngtóu.
He switched to a telephoto lens.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镜头
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From the graded readers
她笑着说：“ 换 成是我，我也希望有人这样做。”
tā xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó shuō:" huànchéng shì wǒ, wǒ yě xīwàng yǒurén zhèyàng zuò."
She smiled and said, "If it were me, I'd hope someone would do the same."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
From the travel phrasebook
可以退 换 吗？
Kěyǐ tuìhuàn ma?
Can it be returned or exchanged?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
换 appears in 32 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 换
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 换
How is 换 used in a sentence?
This page shows 32 sentences using 换 (huàn, "Exchange (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.
Why do some sentences show 换 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 换 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 换 an HSK word?
Yes — 换 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 换?
The dictionary page for 换 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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