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变样 (biàn yàng) — to change in appearance, to look different, to be transformed

Definition

变样 (biàn yàng) means someone's or something's appearance has changed visibly — used when you can see the difference at a glance, often in surprise. As a separable verb, 变样 often splits as 变了样.

verb
to change in appearanceto look differentto be transformed

Examples

  • ，变样，。
    Jǐ nián méi jiàn, nǐ biàn yàng le, wǒ dōu kuài rèn bù chū lái le.
    I haven't seen you in years — you've changed so much I almost can't recognize you.
  • ，。
    Zhè ge chéng shì chè dǐ biàn le yàng, dào chù shì xīn dà lóu.
    This city has completely changed; new buildings are everywhere.
  • ，变样。
    Lǎo fáng zi jīng guò zhuāng xiū, wán quán biàn yàng le.
    After the renovation, the old house has completely changed its appearance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

变biànchange
样yàngappearance

变 (change) plus 样 (appearance) means to change in look or style.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 變; 变 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
䜌
䜌䜌變biàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 變 uses 䜌 as a sound part and 攴 as a meaning part.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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