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(2) Rebellion, turmoil, disaster: 兵變，譁變 mutiny, revolt;
民變，叛變 people's revolt;
災變 natural disaster, strange natural phenomenon (earthquake, appearance of comet, etc.);
變亂不測 sudden disaster rises out of nowhere, changes unpredicated;
變亂，變故 [bian4luan4], [bian4gu4]↓.
(3) Adaptation to circumstances: 機變 n. & adj., ability to adapt oneself, shrewdness;
隨機應變 change tactics, make decisions on the spot.
oft. with vb. complements: 變成，變為，變了 change into: 變成什麼 what has it become? 變為飛蛾 transform into a moth;
變了樣子 change shape or attitude (as among friends), lose original shape;
變色 change countenance;
變志 change loyalty to state or lover;
她變心了 her heart has changed;
女人善變 a woman's heart is changeable.
(2) To perform: 變魔術，變戲法 perform magic.
2.變遷 [bian4qian1], v.i., change in trend, conditions.
3.變動 [bian4dong4], n. & v.i., upset, fluid or drastic change, as 時代的變動 changes in the times; 變動權 right or alteration.
4.變法 [bian4fa3], n. & v.i., political reform; to reform; 變法維新 reform of 1898; 變法兒 [bian4fa3er0] think of other ways and means.
5.變更 [bian4geng1], n., change of course of action.
6.變革 [bian4ge2], n. & v.i., change for the new (in system, policy).
7.變故 [bian4gu4], n., any untoward change or turn of events.
8.變宮 [bian4gong1], n., (mus.) do sharp.
9.變化 [bian4hua4], n. & v.i., changes in form or character, vicissitudes: 變化無常 constantly changing (tides and fortunes); 千變萬化 unending changes.
10.變價 [bian4jia4], v.i., sell out.
11.變節 [bian4jie2], n. & v.i., change of loyalty; (of a widow) remarry, (of politician) switch loyalty.
12.變種 [bian4zhong3], n., (biol.) mutation.
13.變質 [bian4zhi2], v.i., change in character, spoil, deteriorate (of medicine, contents, ideals).
14.變局 [bian4jU2], n., turn of events, such as political upheaval.
15.變徵 [bian4zhi3], n., (mus.) sol flat.
16.變亂 [bian4luan4], n., turmoil in country.
17.變賣 [bian4mai4], n. & v.t., sell out (estate, store).
18.變弄 [bian4nong4], v.i. & t., contrive to get (s.t.).
19.變色 [bian4se4], v.i., change countenance; change color.
20.變相 [bian4xiang4], n., & v.i., change in appearance or in essential character: 變相了 has changed greatly (for the worse).
21.變性 [bian4xing4], n. & v.i., change character; change sex; 變性（退化）的 adj., degenerative.
22.變形蟲 [bian4xing2chong2], n., (zoo.) amoeba.
23.變數 [bian4shu4], n., (math.) variable.
24.變速運動 [bian4su4yUn4dong4], n., (phys.) variable motion.
25.變態 [bian4tai4], n., change of character or attitude; (biol.) metamorphosis; n., adj., abnormal: 變態心理 abnormal psychology.
26.變天 [bian4tian1], v.i., (weather) turn overcast, as 變天了.
27.變通 [bian4tong1], v.i., change method: 變通辦理 do it another way, or by circumventing rules.
28.變造 [bian4zao4], n., (law) change in value of property (checks) owing to alterations; v.i., to make such changes.
29.變壓器 [bian4ya1qi4], n., transformer.
30.變樣 [bian4yang4], v.i., (of person) change attitude, grow bad.
31.變異 [bian4yi4], n., as in 突然變異 (biol.) mutation.