事变 (shì biàn) — incident (especially a major historical or political turning point); emergency; exigency
Definition
Literary/formal noun for a major incident or sudden crisis that changes the course of events. Concrete emergencies use 紧急情况 instead; this term leans historical (e.g. 西安事变).
noun
incident (especially a major historical or political turning point)emergencyexigency
Examples
- 事变。Xī ān shì biàn shì zhōng guó jìn dài shǐ shàng de zhòng yào shì jiàn.The Xi'an Incident was an important event in modern Chinese history.
- 事变，。Tū rán shì biàn, quán chéng jìn rù jǐn jí zhuàng tài.A sudden emergency put the entire city into a state of urgency.
- 事变。Zhè cì shì biàn gǎi biàn le zhěng gè guó jiā de mìng yùn.This incident changed the fate of the entire country.
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