变质 meaning in English
to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off
Meaning of 变质
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
biànzhì
- to degenerate; to deteriorate
- (of food) to go bad; to go off
- (geology) metamorphism
变质 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
牛奶变质了。
The milk has gone bad.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
变 biàn · to change · 8 strokes
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质 zhì · essence · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 变质.
| 改变 | gǎibiàn | to change; to alter |
| 变成 | biànchéng | to change into; to turn into |
| 变化 | biànhuà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 转变 | zhuǎnbiàn | to change; to transform |
| 变为 | biànwéi | to change into |
| 质量 | zhìliàng | (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence) |
| 品质 | pǐnzhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person) |
| 性质 | xìngzhì | nature; characteristic |
| 物质 | wùzhì | matter; substance |
| 变动 | biàndòng | to change; to fluctuate |
| 本质 | běnzhì | essence; nature |
| 变形 | biànxíng | to become deformed; to change shape; to morph |
Questions about 变质
What does 变质 mean?
变质 (biànzhì) means "to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off".
How do you write 变质?
变质 is made of 2 characters: 变 (8 strokes), 质 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 变质 an HSK word?
Yes. 变质 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 变质 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 变质 is written 變質.