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变化无常 — “Constantly changing and unpredictable”

变化无常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Constantly changing and unpredictable”. Subject to frequent and irregular changes. Literally, “change without constancy; inconstant change”.

Frequency

变化无常 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 变biàn
  • 化huà
  • 无wú
  • 常cháng

变化无常 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
变
biàn8change, transform, become
化
huà4change, transform, convert
无
wú4without, not having
常
cháng11constant, often, ordinary

Example Sentence with 变化无常

这个地方的天气真是变化无常,一会儿晴空万里,一会儿又下起了大雨。
The weather in this area is truly unpredictable; one moment it's bright and sunny, the next it's raining heavily.

Idioms Related to 变化无常

Synonyms of 变化无常

  • biàn变huà化duō多duān端full of unpredictable changes
  • biàn变huà化mò莫cè测ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huàn幻mò莫cè测change unpredictably

Antonyms of 变化无常

  • yī一chéng成bù不biàn变remain unchanged
  • yī依rán然rú如gù故remain unchanged, just as before
  • yuán原fēng封bù不dòng动leave something completely untouched

More idioms starting with 变

  • biàn变sú俗yì易jiào教change customs and transform teachings
  • biàn变dòng动bù不jū居constantly changing, never static
  • biàn变huà化wàn万duān端ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化bù不cè测unpredictable and ever-changing
  • biàn变huà化bù不qióng穷endless changes and inexhaustible variations
  • biàn变huà化rú如shén神change unpredictably and miraculously
  • biàn变huà化wú无fāng方ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化wú无qióng穷endless changes
  • biàn变wēi危wéi为ān安turn danger into safety
  • biàn变gǔ古luàn乱cháng常alter or disrupt established customs

Questions about 变化无常

What does 变化无常 mean?
变化无常 (biàn huà wú cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Constantly changing and unpredictable”.
How do you pronounce 变化无常?
变化无常 is pronounced biàn huà wú cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 变化无常 literally mean?
Literally, 变化无常 means “change without constancy; inconstant change”. It is used to mean “Constantly changing and unpredictable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 变化无常?
无常:没有常态。指事物经常变化,没有规律性。
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