Chinese Word: 换 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

换 (Trad.: 換)HSK 3

Pinyin: huàn

English Definition: to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

Chinese Definition:
①给人东西同时从他那里取得别的东西：交换。对换。换工。换文。兑换。
②更改，变：变换。更(gēng)换。换马(喻撤换担负某项职务的人，含贬义)。换样。换气。换言之(换句话说)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic: 奂 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 涣焕

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交换	jiāo huàn	to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute	HSK 5
转换	zhuǎn huàn	to change; to switch; to convert; to transform	HSK 4
更换	gēng huàn	to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)	HSK 3
变换	biàn huàn	to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation
兑换	duì huàn	to convert; to exchange	HSK 5

More: 换* | *换 | *换*

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 jiāo huàn 交换 yì jiàn 意见 . We need to exchange opinions.
2		wǒ 我 huàn shàng 换上 le 了 xīn 新 bèi zi 被子。 I changed to a new quilt.
3		wǒ 我 yào 要 huàn 换 1000 měi yuán 美元。 I want to exchange 1000 US dollars.
4		tā 他 xiǎng 想 yào 要 huàn 换 gè 个 zhí yè 职业。 He wants to change his career.
5		yàng pǐn 样品 xū yào 需要 jí shí 及时 gēng huàn 更换。 The sample needs to be replaced in a timely manner

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 jiāo huàn 交换 yì jiàn 意见 . We need to exchange opinions.
2		wǒ 我 huàn shàng 换上 le 了 xīn 新 bèi zi 被子。 I changed to a new quilt.
3		wǒ 我 yào 要 huàn 换 1000 měi yuán 美元。 I want to exchange 1000 US dollars.
4		tā 他 xiǎng 想 yào 要 huàn 换 gè 个 zhí yè 职业。 He wants to change his career.
5		yàng pǐn 样品 xū yào 需要 jí shí 及时 gēng huàn 更换。 The sample needs to be replaced in a timely manner