善变 (shàn biàn) — changeable; capricious (of a person, mood, weather, situation, etc.)
Definition
Describes a person, mood, or weather that shifts often and unpredictably. Carries a negative judgment of being fickle or unreliable, unlike 多变 which is a more neutral description of variety.
adjective
changeablecapricious (of a person, mood, weather, situation, etc.)
Examples
- 善变,,。Tā zhè ge rén hěn shàn biàn, yǒu shí hou rè qíng, yǒu shí hou lěng mò.She is a very changeable person, sometimes warm, sometimes cold.
- 善变,,。Zuì jìn de tiān qì hěn shàn biàn, yí huì r qíng tiān, yí huì r xià yǔ.The weather recently has been very changeable — sunny one moment, rainy the next.
- 善变,。Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de tài dù tài shàn biàn le, ràng rén nán yǐ zhuō mō.His attitude toward this matter is too changeable, making it hard to pin down.
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