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一息万变

一息万变 — “Changing rapidly and unpredictably”

一息万变 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “changing rapidly and unpredictably”. Full of constant, swift changes. Literally, “one breath, ten thousand changes”.

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一息万变 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一息万变 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
息
xī10breath, stop, rest
万
wàn3ten thousand
变
biàn8change, transform, become

Example Sentence with 一息万变

科技发展日新月异,市场需求也一息万变,我们必须不断学习才能跟上时代步伐。
With technology advancing rapidly, market demands are also changing at every moment, so we must constantly learn to keep pace with the times.

Idioms Related to 一息万变

Synonyms of 一息万变

  • shùn瞬xī息wàn万biàn变constantly and rapidly changing

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

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Questions about 一息万变

What does 一息万变 mean?

一息万变 (yī xī wàn biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “changing rapidly and unpredictably”.

How do you pronounce 一息万变?

一息万变 is pronounced yī xī wàn biàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 一息万变 literally mean?

Literally, 一息万变 means “one breath, ten thousand changes”. It is used to mean “changing rapidly and unpredictably”.

What is the Chinese definition of 一息万变?

在极短的时间内就有很多变化。形容变化很多很快

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