Chinese
gǎibiàn
Meaning: to change; to alter
Part of Speech: Verb

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Handwriting

改變
改
變
改变
改
变

Example sentences

The internet changed our lives.
教育是改變命運的關鍵。
教育是改变命运的关键。
Education is the key to changing destiny.
工業革命改變了世界。
工业革命改变了世界。
The Industrial Revolution changed the world.
我們改變了生活方式。
我们改变了生活方式。
We changed our lifestyle.
現代科技的發展改變了我們的生活方式。
现代科技的发展改变了我们的生活方式。
The development of modern technology has changed our way of life.
現代科技改變了我們的生活。
现代科技改变了我们的生活。
Modern technology has changed our lives.
我們需要改變目前的商業模式。
我们需要改变目前的商业模式。
We need to change the current business model.
社交媒體改變了我們的生活。
社交媒体改变了我们的生活。
Social media has changed our lives.
電腦的普及改變了我們的生活。
电脑的普及改变了我们的生活。
The popularization of computers has changed our lives.
互聯網改變了我們的生活方式。
互联网改变了我们的生活方式。
The internet has changed our way of life.

Usage Notes

To cause something to be different from what it was.

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