Chinese word

变革

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiàn gé

Meaning

  • nounchange

Example

公司正在经历变革。gōng sī zhèng zài jīng lì biàn gé

The company is undergoing change.

Illustration for 变革 (change)

More examples

全球变革浪潮正在重塑产业格局。quán qiú biàn gé làng cháo zhèng zài chóng sù chǎn yè gé jú

The global wave of change is reshaping the industrial landscape.

Core concept

An established system is stripped of its old form and rebuilt on a new foundation, with the change reaching its basic structure.

Common phrases

  • 制度变革zhì dù biàn gé

    institutional change

  • 组织变革zǔ zhī biàn gé

    organizational change

  • 变革浪潮biàn gé làng cháo

    wave of change

Similar words

改革gǎi gé: The renewal of a system, policy, or organization through structural change.
改变gǎi biàn: The process by which something becomes different in quality or condition.
转变zhuǎn biàn: A transition in which a stage or state becomes another one.
调整tiáo zhěng: An adjustment to some parts of something to preserve balance or proper function.

Definition in Chinese

对制度、组织或事物的根本性改变，通常指范围大、影响深的结构性或体制性转变。duì zhì dù zǔ zhī huò shì wù de gēn běn xìng gǎi biàn tōng cháng zhǐ fàn wéi dà yíng xiǎng shēn de jié gòu xìng huò tǐ zhì xìng zhuǎn biàn

Word origin

变 (biàn, "change") + 革 (gé, "hide") combines a general idea of change with 革's extended sense of removing what is old, yielding a compound for deep reform.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word usually sounds formal and is most natural in news or workplace talk about governments, industries, and organizations, not a minor change in a personal routine.

Other meanings

  • reformnoun
  • innovationnoun

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