变脸
biàn liǎn
Pinyin

Definition

变脸
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biàn liǎn
  1. to turn hostile suddenly
  2. face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多变
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
脸
liǎn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
变
biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to become different
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 rebellion
变化
biàn huà
  1. 1 change
  2. 2 variation
  3. 3 to change
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
变得
biàn de
  1. 1 to become
变态
biàn tài
  1. 1 to metamorphose (biology)
  2. 2 abnormal
  3. 3 perverted
  4. 4 hentai
  5. 5 (slang) pervert
变成
biàn chéng
  1. 1 to change into
  2. 2 to turn into
  3. 3 to become
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
丢脸
diū liǎn
  1. 1 to lose face
  2. 2 humiliation
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
厚脸皮
hòu liǎn pí
  1. 1 brazen
  2. 2 shameless
  3. 3 impudent
  4. 4 cheek
  5. 5 thick-skinned
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change
嘴脸
zuǐ liǎn
  1. 1 features, face (esp. derogatorily)
  2. 2 look
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 countenance
娃娃脸
wá wa liǎn
  1. 1 baby face
  2. 2 doll face
应变
yìng biàn
  1. 1 to meet a contingency
  2. 2 to adapt oneself to changes
捂脸
wǔ liǎn
  1. 1 facepalm
  2. 2 to do a facepalm
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
  1. 1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
没脸
méi liǎn
  1. 1 ashamed
  2. 2 embarrassed
  3. 3 not having the face (to meet people)
  4. 4 not daring (out of shame)
洗脸
xǐ liǎn
  1. 1 to wash your face

Idioms (20)

一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn
  1. 1 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
  2. 2 showering down
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
  1. 1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱红脸
chàng hóng liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
  2. 2 to play the good cop
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
  1. 1 to look anxious (idiom)
  2. 2 to look miserable
打肿脸充胖子
dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi
  1. 1 lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
抹不下脸
mǒ bù xià liǎn
  1. 1 to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
桃腮粉脸
táo sāi fěn liǎn
  1. 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
  1. 1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
没头没脸
méi tóu méi liǎn
  1. 1 lit. without head, without face (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. frenzily
  3. 3 haphazardly
满脸风尘
mǎn liǎn fēng chén
  1. 1 lit. with a face full of dust
  2. 2 showing the hardships of travel (idiom)
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
  1. 1 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
  2. 2 covered in dirt
  3. 3 dejected and depressed

Sample Sentences

一边吃饭一边看变脸，嗯，不错，可以备选。
yībiān chīfàn yībiān kàn biànliǎn ，ng4 ，bùcuò ，kěyǐ bèixuǎn 。
We can eat and watch the show at the same time. Yeah, that's good, add it to the list.
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可以去刚开的那家川菜馆，听说有现场变脸表演。
kěyǐ qù gāng kāi de nà jiā Chuāncài guǎn ，tīngshuō yǒu xiànchǎng biànliǎn biǎoyǎn 。
We can go to that Sichuan restaurant that recently opened. I've heard that they have mask-changing performances.
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变脸是川剧里面的，他可以很快地变出不同的脸。
biànliǎn shì Chuānjù lǐmiàn de ，tā kěyǐ hěnkuài de biànchū bùtóng de liǎn 。
“Mask opera” is from Sichuan opera. The performer can change faces very quickly.
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在上海有的餐厅会表演变脸，那大家可以一边吃一边看变脸表演。
zài Shànghǎi yǒude cāntīng huì biǎoyǎn biànliǎn ，nà dàjiā kěyǐ yībiān chī yībiān kàn biànliǎn biǎoyǎn 。
In Shanghai, some restaurants will hold “mask opera” performances so people can eat and watch the “mask opera” performance at the same time.
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羊毛出在羊身上，团购是便宜，但是一听我们是团购客人，人家服务员马上就变脸，连杯白开水都不给我们倒。
yángmáo chū zài yáng shēnshang ，tuángòu shì piányi ，dànshì yī tīng wǒmen shì tuángòu kèrén ，rénjiā fúwùyuán mǎshàng jiù biànliǎn ，lián bēi báikāishuǐ dōu bù gěi wǒmen dào 。
“The wool comes from the sheep”. Group buys are cheap, but as soon as they hear that we're using a group buy, the waiters' grow hostile. They won't even pour a glass of water for us.
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