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改变 in Context

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改变

Usage 1 - "to change, to alter, to transform": 

Sentence:

计划改变了,我们本来想看书,现在要去看电影了。

English:

The plan is changed. We were going to read some books but now we're going to the movies. 

Top-Down Words:

电影 diànyǐng - movie
本来 běnlái - originally


*Sentence:

我只想在家和我的狗和猫在一起,一点儿也不想改变。

English:

I just want to be with my cat and dog at home. I don't want to change anything at all.

Top-Down Words:

家 jiā - home


*Sentence:

你们觉得我应该改变吗?

English:

Do you guys think I should change?

Top-Down Words:

觉得 juéde - to feel, to think
应该 yīnggāi - should


Usage 2 - "a change, a transformation":

Sentence:

我改变很大吗 ?

English:

Have I changed a lot?


*Sentence:

因为爱,我不需要我的女朋友有太多的改变,做自己就好。

English:

Because I love her, I don't need my girlfriend to change too much. Just be herself.

Top-Down Words: 

需要 xūyào - to need
就 jiù - (expressing condition “then”)



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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Nacho En

所以改变和变化一样吗?

Mandarin Blueprint

变化只能当作名词,而改变则能当作名词或动词 :-).

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lle0yhY52Gk&t=1445s

Great Job! Keep Going! 改天 in Context
Comments   3

Christopher Glover

多谢你的解释。我刚才看了你解释变得,变化 和 变成不同的地方的视频。是很有用的。请问:改变和变得也有不同的地方吗?
比方说,下面的句子都好吗?
1. 希望中国变得更美好。
2. 希望中国改变更美好。
提前谢谢你们啊

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Mandarin Blueprint

改变 is a verb and a noun and 变得 is a verb that needs an adjective after the 得, as is the key use of 得.

”希望中国变得更美好“这句话没问题,但第二个是病句。把它修改成“希望中国改变成更美好的”就好了。

以后的话,你碰到这种单词差别的问题时,我建议你多看Pleco上的一些例句。看了几条例句之后,你一般马上就会知道差别在哪里 :D

Cheers!

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Christopher Glover

谢谢啊。很感激你给我的解释。

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