变动 (變動)
biàn dòng
Pinyin
Definition
变动 (變動)
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- to change
- to fluctuate
- change
- fluctuation
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to take the initiative
- 2 to do sth of one's own accord
- 3 spontaneous
- 4 active
- 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
- 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 1 (of sth) to move
- 2 to set in movement
- 3 to displace
- 4 to touch
- 5 to make use of
- 6 to stir (emotions)
- 7 to alter
- 8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb
- 1 motive power
- 2 force
- 3 (fig.) motivation
- 4 impetus
- 1 cartoons and comics
- 2 animes and mangas
- 3 cartoon (animated movie)
- 4 anime
Idioms (20)
一成不变
- 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
- 2 stuck in a rut
一言一动
- 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
不动声色
- 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
- 2 not batting an eyelid
不识时变
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
亘古不变
- 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
- 2 unalterable
- 3 unvarying
- 4 monotonous
Sample Sentences
乘坐美国西北航空公司NW8643航班前往纽约的旅客,您乘坐的航班登机门有变动。请您由8号门登机。
Passengers flying Northwest Airlines flight NW8643 to New York, the boarding gate for your flight has been changed. Please proceed to Gate 8 for boarding.
这个嘛,我们根据汇率变动,将利息加到价格里去。
Hmm, about that...we add the interest into the price according to fluctuations in the exchange rate.
哎,汇率变动这东西真是让人头疼。特别是对做外汇投资理财的人来说,细微的涨跌都关系重大啊。换成是我,我的心脏可受不了这样的压力。
Yikes, these currency fluctuations really are a headache. Especially for those in foreign investment banking, slight fluctuations have a significant effect. If it were me, my heart couldn’t take that kind of pressure.
嗯,不过汇率变动很难说,我哪料得到啊?而且我觉得人民币和美金这种强势货币还是比较稳定的。
Yeah, but exchange rate fluctuations are hard to predict, how could I have known? Plus, I think that these kinds of major currencies, such as the Chinese yuan and American dollar, are still relatively stable.