day 127change and reform

change and reform

Describe how a place or a company changes: starting out, turning points, reforms and milestones.

today’s words

• 变革 biàngé · to transform; transformation
• 变更 biàngēng · to change, alter (plans, details)
• 变故 biàngù · unforeseen misfortune
• 变换 biànhuàn · to vary, alternate
• 变迁 biànqiān · changes (over time)
• 变形 biànxíng · to be deformed, lose shape
• 剧变 jùbiàn · drastic change
• 沧桑 cāngsāng · great changes, the ups and downs of life
• 演变 yǎnbiàn · to evolve
• 转化 zhuǎnhuà · to transform, convert
• 转型 zhuǎnxíng · to transform (a company, an economy)
• 转折 zhuǎnzhé · a turn, twist (in events)
• 转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn · turning point
• 转机 zhuǎnjī · turn for the better
• 改动 gǎidòng · to alter, modify
• 改观 gǎiguān · to change in appearance, look different
• 改良 gǎiliáng · to improve (a breed, method)
• 改装 gǎizhuāng · to refit, convert
• 更改 gēnggǎi · to change, alter
• 更正 gēngzhèng · to correct (a statement)
• 修正 xiūzhèng · to amend, revise
• 革新 géxīn · to innovate
• 刷新 shuāxīn · to break (a record); refresh
• 首创 shǒuchuàng · to pioneer; first of its kind
• 创 chuàng · to create, start; achieve
• 开辟 kāipì · to open up
• 开拓 kāituò · to open up, pioneer
• 起步 qǐbù · to start, take the first step
• 入手 rùshǒu · to start with, begin from
• 着手 zhuóshǒu · to set about, get down to
• 下手 xiàshǒu · to start, get to work; make a move
• 步入 bùrù · to step into, enter (a stage)
• 划时代 huàshídài · epoch-making
• 里程碑 lǐchéngbēi · milestone
• 突破口 tūpòkǒu · breakthrough point

sentences

• 这个小镇三十年来变迁很大，以前靠开采煤炭，现在靠种茶。 · This town has changed a lot in thirty years: it used to live on coal mining, and now it lives on tea.
• 河水污染到这个地步，不改不行了。 · With the river this polluted, things have to change.
• 大城市尚且来不及预警，何况一个小镇？ · Even big cities can’t issue warnings in time, let alone a small town.
• 那场洪水是小镇的转折点。大水过后，大家开始保护湿地。 · That flood was the town’s turning point. After it, people started protecting the wetlands.
• 我们已经着手准备新的项目了。 · We’ve already got started on the new project.