Chinese word

千变万化

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiān biàn wàn huà

Meaning

  • idiomever-changing

Example

千变万化的表情让人捉摸不透。qiān biàn wàn huà de biǎo qíng ràng rén zhuō mō bú tòu

The ever-changing facial expressions are impossible to read.

Illustration for 千变万化 (ever-changing)

More examples

舞台灯光让布景呈现出千变万化的色彩。wǔ tái dēng guāng ràng bù jǐng chéng xiàn chū qiān biàn wàn huà de sè cǎi

The stage lighting gives the set ever-changing colors.

Core concept

A subject keeps shifting through countless forms, shades, or moods, so no single version lasts.

Common phrases

  • 千变万化的景象qiān biàn wàn huà de jǐng xiàng

    ever-changing scenery

  • 千变万化的色彩qiān biàn wàn huà de sè cǎi

    ever-changing colors

  • 千变万化的声音qiān biàn wàn huà de shēng yīn

    ever-changing sounds

Similar words

日新月异rì xīn yuè yì: Developing rapidly, with something new appearing day after day or month after month.
变化无常biàn huà wú cháng: Changing from one state to another without consistency or warning.
变幻莫测biàn huàn mò cè: Undergoing complicated changes that are hard to foresee.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示事物在形式、色彩、情绪等方面呈现出丰富且难以固定的多重变化。yòng yú biǎo shì shì wù zài xíng shì sè cǎi qíng xù děng fāng miàn chéng xiàn chū fēng fù qiě nán yǐ gù dìng de duō zhòng biàn huà

Word origin

千 (qiān, "thousand") + 变 (biàn, "change") + 万 (wàn, "ten thousand") + 化 (huà, "transform") uses large numbers and two change words to portray change in countless forms.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this idiom adds a vivid, somewhat literary tone and works naturally before a noun when describing something that keeps changing.

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