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变节
biàn jié
Pinyin
Definition
变节
-
biàn jié
betrayal
defection
turncoat
to change sides politically
Character Decomposition
变
亠
丨
亅
八
又
节
艹
㇆
丨
Related Words
(20)
多变
duō biàn
1
fickle
2
multi-variate (math.)
情人节
Qíng rén jié
1
Valentine's Day
改变
gǎi biàn
1
to change
2
to alter
3
to transform
春节
Chūn jié
1
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节
jiē
1
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
节日
jié rì
1
holiday
2
festival
3
CL:個|个[gè]
节目
jié mù
1
program
2
item (on a program)
3
CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè],套[tào]
变
biàn
1
to change
2
to become different
3
to transform
4
to vary
5
rebellion
变化
biàn huà
1
change
2
variation
3
to change
4
to vary
5
CL:個|个[gè]
变得
biàn de
1
to become
变态
biàn tài
1
to metamorphose (biology)
2
abnormal
3
perverted
4
hentai
5
(slang) pervert
变成
biàn chéng
1
to change into
2
to turn into
3
to become
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
1
nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
2
stuck in a rut
事变
shì biàn
1
incident
2
unforeseen event
3
events (in general)
佳节
jiā jié
1
festive day
2
holiday
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié
1
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
光棍节
Guāng gùn jié
1
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
善变
shàn biàn
1
fickle
2
mercurial
3
changeable
4
capricious
5
to be apt to change
季节
jì jié
1
time
2
season
3
period
4
CL:個|个[gè]
情节
qíng jié
1
plot
2
circumstances
Idioms
(20)
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
1
nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
2
stuck in a rut
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
1
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
1
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
2
not amenable to reason
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
1
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
2
unalterable
3
unvarying
4
monotonous
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
1
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
2
O Tempora, O Mores!
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
1
diligent and thrifty (idiom)
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
1
constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
1
to practice strict economy (idiom)
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
1
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
2
fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
1
season's greetings (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
1
to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
1
side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
1
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
1
seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
清风劲节
qīng fēng jìng jié
1
pure and high-minded (idiom)
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
1
twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
2
knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
1
in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn
1
when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
1
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
1
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
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