演变 meaning in English

yǎnbiàn

to develop; to evolve

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 演變22 strokes

Meaning of 演变

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎnbiàn
  1. to develop; to evolve

演变 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

起qǐ初chū的de天tiān灾zāi迅xùn速sù演yǎn变biàn为wèi了le人rén祸huò。
What was at first a natural disaster rapidly became a man-made debacle.

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演 yǎn · to perform · 14 strokes

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变 biàn · to change · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 演变.

改变gǎibiànto change; to alter
变成biànchéngto change into; to turn into
表演biǎoyǎnplay; show
演出yǎnchūto act (in a play); to perform
演员yǎnyuánactor; actress; performer
变化biànhuà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
导演dǎoyǎnto direct; director (film etc)
演唱yǎnchàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
转变zhuǎnbiànto change; to transform
演唱会yǎnchànghuìvocal recital or concert
变为biànwéito change into
演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech

Questions about 演变

What does 演变 mean?

演变 (yǎnbiàn) means "to develop; to evolve" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 演变?

演变 is made of 2 characters: 演 (14 strokes), 变 (8 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 演变 an HSK word?

Yes. 演变 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 演变 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 演变 is written 演變.