biàn huà
change
天气变化了。
tiān qì biàn huà le .
The weather changed.
他变化不小。
tā biàn huà bù xiǎo .
He's changed a lot.
我有什么变化？
wǒ yǒu shén me biàn huà ？
What's changed for me?
改变 (biàn gǎi)
change
转化 (zhuǎn huà)
transform
稳定 (wěn dìng)
stable
不变 (bù biàn)
unchanging
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The Chinese character 变化 (biàn huà) is composed of two parts: 变 (biàn) and 化 (huà). The character 变 originally meant "to change" or "to transform", and it is often used in the context of physical changes or transformations. The character 化 originally meant "to dissolve" or "to melt", and it is often used in the context of chemical changes or transformations. When these two characters are combined, they create the word 变化, which means "change" or "transformation" in a more general sense. This word can be used to describe changes in physical appearance, changes in state or condition, or changes in thought or emotion.
