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title: "Bianyi Meaning: 变异 (biànyì) Means “variation”"
description: "变异 (traditional 變異, biànyì) means “variation; mutation; to mutate”. Hear its tones, see what 变 and 异 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianyi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 变异 mean?

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变异 biànyì

## variation; mutation; to mutate

## Its characters

1. 变 biàn to change
2. 异 yì different

## In a sentence

科学家发现了一种新的病毒变异。 Scientists have discovered a new mutation of the virus.

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## More words with 变 or 异

- [变成 biànchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biancheng)
- [变动 biàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biandong)
- [变革 biàngé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biange)
- [变更 biàngēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biangeng)
- [变化 biànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhua)
- [变换 biànhuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhuan)
- [变形 biànxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianxing)
- [差异 chāyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chayi)
- [改变 gǎibiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaibian)
- [演变 yǎnbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanbian)

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