变
biàn
to change
to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
天气变了，你要多穿点衣服。
tiān qì biàn le，nǐ yào duō chuān diǎn yī fu。
The weather has changed; you should wear more clothes.
这几年，这个城市变得越来越漂亮了。
zhè jǐ nián，zhè ge chéng shì biàn de yuè lái yuè piào liang le。
Over these past few years, this city has become more and more beautiful.
Words with 变
不变
bù biàn
constant
变相
biàn xiàng
in disguised form
婚变
hūn biàn
marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc)
逆变
nì biàn
reversing (e.g. electric current)
变身
biàn shēn
to undergo a transformation; to morph; to turn into
军事政变
jūn shì zhèng biàn
military coup
国际日期变更线
guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn
international date line
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
变卦
biàn guà
to change one's mind
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
变成
biàn chéng
to change into
九一八事变
jiǔ yī bā shì biàn
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria