biàn
qiān

HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of 变迁

变迁 means to change and shift; to undergo transformation. Pronounced biàn qiān. HSK 7-9.

  • to change and shift; to undergo transformation

Definitions & Examples

Shí
dài
zài
biàn
qiān
 
guān
niàn
yào
gēng
xīn
 

Times are changing, and concepts need to be updated as well.

Zhè
ge
xiǎo
zhèn
zài
èr
shí
nián
jiān
shēng
le
de
biàn
qiān
 

This small town has undergone tremendous transformation over the past twenty years.

Líng
biàn
qiān
 
cāng
hǎi
sāng
tián
 

Hills and valleys change; the sea turns into mulberry fields. (idiom, meaning great changes over time)

le
zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
shí
nián
lái
de
biàn
qiān
 

He witnessed the changes this city underwent over the past decade.