质变
zhì biàn
Pinyin

Definition

质变
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zhì biàn
  1. qualitative change
  2. fundamental change

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
气质
qì zhì
  1. 1 temperament
  2. 2 personality traits
  3. 3 manners
物质
wù zhì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 substance
  3. 3 material
  4. 4 materialistic
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
素质
sù zhì
  1. 1 inner quality
  2. 2 basic essence
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
质疑
zhì yí
  1. 1 to call into question
  2. 2 to question (truth or validity)
质量
zhì liàng
  1. 1 quality
  2. 2 (physics) mass
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
人质
rén zhì
  1. 1 hostage
保质期
bǎo zhì qī
  1. 1 date of use (on foodstuffs)
  2. 2 best before date
优质
yōu zhì
  1. 1 excellent quality
劣质
liè zhì
  1. 1 shoddy
  2. 2 of poor quality
品质
pǐn zhì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 intrinsic quality (of a person)
  3. 3 quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change

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!
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
  1. 1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
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
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
  1. 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
  1. 1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn
  1. 1 when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
  3. 3 braggart
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
  1. 1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
  2. 2 very powerful and capable (idiom)
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
蜕化变质
tuì huà biàn zhì
  1. 1 to degenerate (morally) (idiom)
  2. 2 to become depraved
谈虎色变
tán hǔ sè biàn
  1. 1 to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 to be scared at the mere mention of
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
  1. 1 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
  2. 2 to aggravate
  3. 3 to intensify
变生肘腋
biàn shēng zhǒu yè
  1. 1 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
  2. 2 trouble or danger in one's own backyard
变色易容
biàn sè yì róng
  1. 1 to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear
  2. 2 out of one's wits
随机应变
suí jī yìng biàn
  1. 1 to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic

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