biàn zhì

Traditional: 變質

HSK 7–9

变质 (biàn zhì) is a Chinese word meaning “to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism”.

Meanings

  1. 1to degenerate; to deteriorate
  2. 2(of food) to go bad; to go off
  3. 3(geology) metamorphism

Characters in 变质

变biàn · to change质zhì · character

Related words

变to change改变to change变成to change into变态to metamorphose (biology)变化(intransitive) to change; to vary人质hostage物质matter质疑to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)转变to change质量(physics) mass质character本质essence

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