Change & Process
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- 天翻地覆tiān fān dì fùearth-shattering, radical (change); turn everything upside downHSK 7-9
- 重振chóngto revive, to restore (a declining economy, spirit, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 历经lì jīngto experience (over a period of time); to go through (difficulties, changes, etc.)HSK 6
- 增多zēng duōto increase (in number or quantity)HSK 7-9
- 老化lǎo huàto age (of people, populations, or materials); to become outdated (of knowledge, technology, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 脱胎换骨tuō tāi huàn gǔto thoroughly transform oneself; to be reborn (through radical change)HSK 7-9
- 转折zhuǎn zhéto turn (a topic or situation), to shift directionHSK 7-9
- 修整xiū zhěngto repair and maintain; to prune, to trimHSK 7-9
- 增添zēng tiānto add, to increaseHSK 7-9
- 消亡xiāo wángto wither away; to die out (gradually cease to exist)HSK 7-9
- 迈进mài jìnto stride forward, to forge aheadHSK 7-9
- 拓展tuò zhǎnto expand, to broaden (scope, horizons, business, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 转入zhuǎn rùto shift to, to switch to, to transfer to (a new state, place, or topic)HSK 7-9
- 降温jiàng wēnto cool down (temperature); to cool off (enthusiasm, activity, etc.)HSK 4
- 延缓yán huǎnto delay; to postpone; to slow downHSK 7-9
- 急剧jí jùrapid; sudden; sharpHSK 7-9
- 投掷tóu zhìto throw, to hurl (an object a long distance or with force); to throw (dice), to flip (a coin)HSK 7-9
- 挥动huī dòngto wave; to brandishHSK 7-9
- 挪动nuó dòngto move (slowly or with effort), to shift, to budgeHSK 7-9
- 累积lěi jīto accumulate (gradually over time)HSK 7-9
- 调换diào huànto exchange, to swap, to change placesHSK 7-9
- 告一段落gào yī duàn luòto finish a stage or phase; to be brought to a temporary closeHSK 7-9
- 善后shàn hòuto deal with the aftermath (of a disaster, accident, or death)HSK 7-9
- 封存fēng cúnto seal up for safekeeping; to seal and storeHSK 7-9
- 走进zǒu jìnto walk into (a place); to enter (a figurative situation, phase, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 作废zuò fèito become invalid; to expire; to cancel; to void; to nullifyHSK 7-9
- 加深jiā shēnto deepenHSK 5
- 四起sì qǐto occur or emerge in many places at once; to break out everywhereHSK 7-9
- 改良gǎi liángto improve (soil, a variety, a system, etc.); to reform; improvement; refinementHSK 7-9
- 解体jiě tǐ(of organizations, systems) to disintegrate, to break up; (of structures) to collapse, to crumbleHSK 7-9
- 初始chū shǐ(literary) to begin, to startHSK 7-9
- 壮大zhuàng dà(adjective) strong, powerful; (verb) to expand, to strengthen (in scale, power, or influence)HSK 7-9
- 爆裂bào lièto burst; to crack open (from internal pressure or force)HSK 7-9
- 突如其来tū rú qí láisudden and unexpected; to come out of nowhereHSK 7-9
- 简化jiǎn huàto simplifyHSK 6
- 翻天fān tiānto cause an earth-shaking upheaval; to overturn the heavens (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 迁qiānto move; to relocate (residence, office, capital, etc.); to shift; to change (position, policy, times); to be promoted; to advance in rankHSK 7-9
- 堕入duòto fall into (a negative state); to sink into (a predicament)HSK 7-9
- 拼凑pīn còuto piece together hastily, to knock together; to scrape together (funds, resources) from various sourcesHSK 7-9
- 白热化bái rè huà(of competition, conflict, etc.) to become white-hot; to reach a fever pitchHSK 7-9
- 刷新shuā xīn(computing) to refresh, to reload; to break (a record), to set a new record; to renovate, to refurbishHSK 7-9
- 转头zhuān tóuto turn one's head; to change direction; to make a U-turn; (figurative) to repent, to reformHSK 7-9
- 革新gé xīnto innovate, to reformHSK 7-9
- 倒转dào zhuǎnto reverse (direction, order); to go against (reason, common sense)HSK 7-9
- 多变duō biànchangeable; variable; variedHSK 7-9
- 抹杀mǒ shāto erase, to blot out, to suppress (facts, achievements, contributions, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 消散xiāo sànto dissipate, to scatter and disappearHSK 7-9
- 燃起rán qǐto ignite, to start burning; to kindle, to arouse (emotions, interest, conflict)HSK 7-9
- 砸碎zá suìto smash to bits; to pulverizeHSK 7-9
- 移居yí jūto migrate; to move one's residence (to another place, esp. for long-term)HSK 7-9
- 迈向mài xiàngto march toward, to stride forward toHSK 7-9
- 迸发bèng fāto burst forth; to eruptHSK 7-9
- 停息tíng xīto stop, to cease (of wind, rain, noise, conflict, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 再造zài zàoto give a new lease on life; to regenerate; to rebuild; to reconstruct (e.g., tissue, organ)HSK 7-9
- 急转弯jí zhuǎn wānto take a sudden turn (literal, e.g., a car or road); to make a radical change (figurative, e.g., policy, opinion)HSK 7-9
- 报废bào fèito scrap, to discard (worn-out or damaged items)HSK 7-9
- 改邪归正gǎi xié guī zhèngto mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf (idiom)HSK 7-9
- 翻天覆地fān tiān fù dì(idiom) earth-shattering change; complete transformation; upheavalHSK 7-9
- 下马xià mǎto dismount from a horse; (figurative) to discontinue, to abandon (a project or scheme)HSK 7-9
- 加紧jiā jǐnto intensify; to speed up; to step upHSK 7-9