变幻莫测 (biàn huàn mò cè) — unpredictable, erratic, capricious
Definition
Describes something that keeps shifting in ways no one can predict — situations, weather, markets. Less about deliberate deceit (奸诈) and more about a naturally unstable, ever-changing subject.
phrase
unpredictableerraticcapricious
Examples
- 变幻莫测，。Rú jīn guó jì jú shì biàn huàn mò cè, gè guó dōu zài tiáo zhěng wài jiāo cè lüè.The international situation is unpredictable; every country is adjusting its diplomatic strategies.
- 变幻莫测，。Gǔ shì fēng yún biàn huàn mò cè, tóu zī zhě zuì hǎo bú yào gēn fēng cāo zuò.The stock market is unpredictable; investors had better not follow the herd.
- 变幻莫测，。Zhè ge dì qū de tiān qì biàn huàn mò cè, yì tiān zhī nèi chūn xià qiū dōng dōu néng jīng lì chūn xià qiū dōng.The weather in this region is unpredictable; you can experience all four seasons in one day.
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