改变
To make or become different; to modify or transform. It is used to describe shifts in behavior, technology, or opinions.
Examples
3 of 5他改变了主意，不想去了。
He changed his mind and didn't want to go.
气候变化是当今世界面临的重大挑战。
Climate change is a major challenge facing the world today.
为了适应市场，公司改变了营销策略。
To adapt to the market, the company changed its marketing strategy.
Word Family
Memory Tip
改 (correct/change) + 变 (transform). To correct and transform into something else.
Quick Quiz
随着时间的推移，人们的观念也在不断___。
Correct!
The correct answer is: 改变
Examples
他改变了主意，不想去了。
everydayHe changed his mind and didn't want to go.
气候变化是当今世界面临的重大挑战。
academicClimate change is a major challenge facing the world today.
为了适应市场，公司改变了营销策略。
businessTo adapt to the market, the company changed its marketing strategy.
我们无法改变过去，但可以创造未来。
formalWe cannot change the past, but we can create the future.
你怎么变得这么多？我都认不出来了。
informalHow have you changed so much? I can hardly recognize you.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
改变世界
to change the world
改变命运
to change one's fate
改变形象
to change one's image
Often Confused With
变化 is often used as a noun (change), while 改变 is more commonly used as an active verb (to change something).
Usage Notes
Frequently used in IELTS to discuss the effects of technology or social trends.
Common Mistakes
Do not confuse '改变' with '改善' (to improve). Change can be for better or worse.
Memory Tip
改 (correct/change) + 变 (transform). To correct and transform into something else.
Word Origin
改 (to change/reform) and 变 (to change/transform).
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
随着时间的推移，人们的观念也在不断___。
Correct!
The correct answer is: 改变
Related Phrases
Related Vocabulary
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More academic words
相悖
B2To go against or be contrary to (something). Used to describe conflicting ideas, evidence, or laws.
淡化
B2To diminish the importance, visibility, or intensity of something; to fade out.
囊括
B2To include or incorporate a wide range of things or everything within a specific category; to sweep up all items.
凭借
B2To rely on, by means of, or by virtue of. It indicates the basis or tool used to achieve a result.
媒介
B2An agency or means of doing something; a medium through which something is transmitted or expressed.
异同
B2Similarities and differences; the aspects in which two or more things are alike or distinct.
趋于
B2To tend towards or to show a trend of becoming a certain state. It is a vital word for describing trends in IELTS Task 1.
贯穿
B2To run through from beginning to end; to permeate or be present throughout a whole thing (like a theme in a book or a road through a city).
佐证
B2Supporting evidence or data that helps to confirm or corroborate a theory, claim, or fact.
逻辑性
B2The quality of being logical; the state of being characterized by sound reasoning and clear connections between ideas.
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