變革

See also: 变革

Chinese

		to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion	leather; remove
trad. (變革)		變	革
simp. (变革)		变	革
anagram		革變／革变

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biàngé

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ gaak³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piàn-kek / piàn-kiak

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biàngé
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biàngé
    • Wade–Giles: pien⁴-ko²
    • Yale: byàn-gé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannger
    • Palladius: бяньгэ (bjanʹgɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ kɤ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 變格／变格 變革／变革

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bin³ gaak³
    • Yale: bin gaak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ gaak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bin³ gag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ kaːk̚³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 變格／变格 變革／变革

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-kek
    • Tâi-lô: piàn-kik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piernkeg
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-kiak
    • Tâi-lô: piàn-kiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piernkiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiak̚⁵/

Verb

變革

1. (intransitive) to change (by itself, chiefly of social systems); to transform
2. (transitive) to change (something in some way, chiefly social systems); to transform

   • 經濟危機、戰爭、對當前布什政府政策的不滿，是奧巴馬得以當選的主要原因，這些因素導致人心思變，對奧巴馬提出的「變革」的競選口號做出了積極響應。 [MSC, trad.]
     经济危机、战争、对当前布什政府政策的不满，是奥巴马得以当选的主要原因，这些因素导致人心思变，对奥巴马提出的「变革」的竞选口号做出了积极响应。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2008: Zhou Qi (周琪), 【美國大選觀察】奧巴馬為什麼大勝？

     Jīngjì wēijī, zhànzhēng, duì dāngqián Bùshén zhèngfǔ zhèngcè de bùmǎn, shì Àobāmǎ déyǐ dāngxuǎn de zhǔyào yuányīn, zhèxiē yīnsù dǎozhì rénxīnsībiàn, duì Àobāmǎ tíchū de “biàngé” de jìngxuǎn kǒuhào zuòchū le jījí xiǎngyìng. [Pinyin]

     The economic crisis, the Iraq War and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration were the main reasons why Obama was elected. Americans were longing for change and responded enthusiastically to Obama's campaign slogan of "CHANGE".

Synonyms

• (to change by itself):

• 改變／改变 (gǎibiàn)
• 變／变 (biàn)
• 變化／变化 (biànhuà)
• 變易／变易 (biànyì)
• 變遷／变迁 (biànqiān) (of major, long-term changes)
• 轉化／转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
• 轉型／转型 (zhuǎnxíng)
• 轉移／转移 (zhuǎnyí) (of a quality, character, etc.)
• 轉變／转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
• 革變／革变 (gébiàn) (literary)

 

• (to change something in some way):

• 修改 (xiūgǎi)
• 切換／切换 (qiēhuàn)
• 改動／改动 (gǎidòng)
• 改換／改换 (gǎihuàn)
• 改觀／改观 (gǎiguān) (to change appearance, to change one's view)
• 改變／改变 (gǎibiàn)
• 改造 (gǎizào)
• 更動／更动 (gēngdòng)
• 更換／更换 (gēnghuàn)
• 更改 (gēnggǎi)
• 游移 (yóuyí)
• 移 (yí)
• 移易 (yíyì) (literary)
• 竄／窜 (cuàn) (literary, or in compounds, to revise text)
• 竄亂／窜乱 (cuànluàn) (literary)
• 變／变 (biàn)
• 變換／变换 (biànhuàn)
• 變易／变易 (biànyì)
• 變更／变更 (biàngēng)
• 變變／变变 (Hokkien)
• 轉化／转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
• 轉換／转换 (zhuǎnhuàn)
• 轉變／转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
• 遷／迁 (qiān)
• 革變／革变 (gébiàn) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 唐宋變革／唐宋变革 (Tángsòng Biàngé)
• 變革性／变革性 (biàngéxìng)

 

Related terms

• 創新／创新 (chuàngxīn)
• 改革 (gǎigé)
• 革新 (géxīn)