Difference between revisions of "Comparing "bian" and "bianhua""

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变 (biàn) and 变化 (biànhuà) both are verbs that mean "to change," and can sometimes be used interchangeably. 变 is used in informal situations, whereas 变化 is used in both informal and formal situations. A key difference between these two words is that 变 can be followed by objects or other words, whereas 变化 as a verb cannot. 变化 can also be a noun.

	变 (biàn)	变化 (biànhuà)
Meaning	to change	to change; a change
Part of Speech	verb	verb, noun
Formality	informal	flexible

变 and 变化 can sometimes be used interchangeably to mean "to change"

变化 can be used as a noun

变化的常见搭配

发生变化、有变化

变 can be followed by an object

变魔术变小

Sources and further reading

Books

Websites

HiNative: "变" 和 "改变" 和 "变化" 和有什么不一样?

近义词辨析#变化&变&改变

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_cf9baee70101if1e.html

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-变 (biàn) and 变化 (biànhuà) both are verbs that mean "to change," and can sometimes be used interchangeably. 变 is used in informal situations, whereas 变化 is used in both informal and formal situations. A key difference between these two words is that 变 can be followed by an object, whereas 变化 cannot. 变化 can also ne a noun.
+变 (biàn) and 变化 (biànhuà) both are verbs that mean "to change," and can sometimes be used interchangeably. 变 is used in informal situations, whereas 变化 is used in both informal and formal situations. A key difference between these two words is that 变 can be followed by objects or other words, whereas 变化 as a verb cannot. 变化 can also be a noun.
 {{SimilarWordsCol1|变|biàn|to change|verb|informal}}
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-变化的常见搭配…… 发生变化、起变化、有变化
+== 变 and 变化 can sometimes be used interchangeably to mean "to change" ==
+== 变化 can be used as a noun ==
+变化的常见搭配
+发生变化、有变化
+== 变 can be followed by an object ==
+变魔术
+变小
 == Sources and further reading ==