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Variation in Chinese

variation · HSK 3

变化 biàn huà

  1. 变 biàn to change
  2. 化 huà to change

Counted with 个: 一个变化 yí gè biànhuà

这几年城市的变化很大。 The city has changed a lot in recent years.

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How do you say variation in Chinese?

Variation in Chinese is 变化 (biàn huà).

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