Definition

1. Verb:
   • To change; to undergo a change; to transform: Refers to a process where something alters in state, form, or nature, often implying a gradual or significant shift.
   • To evolve; to develop: Describes a process of progressive change or growth, especially in complex systems like society, an illness, or a situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vạn vật biến chuyển. (Everything undergoes a change.)
  • Tình hình biến chuyển chậm nhưng tốt. (The situation is changing slowly but for the better.)
  • Xã hội đã biến chuyển. (Society has transformed.)
  • Bệnh đã biến chuyển. (The illness has evolved.)

Advanced Usage

• "biến chuyển căn bản": fundamental change(s); a radical transformation.
  • Đất nước trải qua những biến chuyển căn bản. (The country is undergoing fundamental changes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biến đổi (v): to change, to alter. Often used more generally for physical or chemical changes.
  • Khí hậu đang biến đổi. (The climate is changing.)
• Chuyển biến (v/n): to change; a change. Very similar in meaning and often interchangeable with "biến chuyển," sometimes used as a noun.
  • Có chuyển biến tích cực trong đàm phán. (There is a positive change in the negotiations.)

Synonyms

• Change: to become different.
• Transform: to change in form, appearance, or structure.
• Evolve: to develop gradually.

Related Idioms

• While "biến chuyển" itself is not typically part of fixed idioms, it is used in formal and literary contexts to describe significant, often historical or natural, transitions.

1. Change
   • vạn vật biến chuyển
     everything undergoes a change
   • tình hình biến chuyển chậm nhưng tốt
     there is a slow change for the better in the situation
   • những biến chuyển căn bản
     fundamental changes