变节 (biàn jié) — to betray one's political allegiance; to turn traitor; to defect; (archaic/formal) to break one's vow of chastity or integrity (also applied politically)
Definition
变节 (biàn jié) is a formal, written verb meaning to betray one's political allegiance and turn traitor. Strongly negative in tone; used in historical and political writing, not everyday speech.
verb
to betray one's political allegianceto turn traitorto defect(archaic/formal) to break one's vow of chastity or integrity (also applied politically)
Examples
- 变节，。Tā zài guān jiàn shí kè biàn jié le, tóu kào le dí rén.At the critical moment, he betrayed his cause and defected to the enemy.
- ，，。Zhè ge rén yǐ qián shuō yí tào zuò yí tào, hòu lái biàn le yí cì jié, chè dǐ shī qù le dà jiā de xìn rèn.This person used to say one thing and do another; later he defected once and completely lost everyone's trust.
- 变节。Lì shǐ shàng hěn duō biàn jié de zhèng kè zuì zhōng dōu méi yǒu hǎo xià chǎng.Many turncoat politicians in history ended up badly.
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