biến

Thân thiện

Mặt nước biến thành hơi nước trong ấm đun.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To change into, to turn into: To transform from one state, form, or thing into another.
   • To vanish, to disappear: To cease to be visible or present, often suddenly and without a trace.

2. Adverb:

   • Completely, utterly (used for emphasis with verbs): Indicates an action is done thoroughly, swiftly, or to the point of disappearance.

3. Noun:

   • An unexpected event, usually unfortunate: An incident, upheaval, or sudden change in circumstances.
   • Variable: In mathematics and science, a quantity that can change or take on different values.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to change):
  • Nước biến thành hơi. (Water changes into steam.)
  • Anh ấy biến căm thù thành sức mạnh. (He turns hatred into strength.)
• Verb (to vanish):
  • Ông tiên đã biến mất. (The fairy vanished.)
  • Số tiền biến đâu mất. (The sum of money vanished into thin air.)
• Adverb:
  • Nó chối biến mọi cáo buộc. (He flatly denied all accusations.)
• Noun (event):
  • Phải bình tĩnh khi gặp biến. (One must stay calm when encountering an unexpected event.)

Advanced Usage

• "biến hóa": to transform, to metamorphose (often magically or in complex ways).
  • Cô ấy biến hóa trang phục rất nhanh. (She transforms her costumes very quickly.)
• "biến chất": to degenerate, to deteriorate in character or quality.
  • Vật liệu có thể biến chất dưới ánh nắng. (The material can deteriorate under sunlight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biến đổi (v): to change, to alter (often gradually or in nature).
  • Khí hậu đang biến đổi. (The climate is changing.)
• Biến mất (v): to disappear (common compound for "to vanish").
  • Con mèo đã biến mất. (The cat has disappeared.)
• Biến số (n): variable (in mathematics).
  • "x" là một biến số trong phương trình. ("x" is a variable in the equation.)

Synonyms

• To change: transform, convert, alter.
• To vanish: disappear, evaporate, fade away.
• Event: incident, upheaval, crisis.
• Variable: parameter, factor.

Related Idioms

• Chối bay chối biến: to deny vehemently and repeatedly.
  • Hắn chối bay chối biến không nhận tội. (He vehemently denied the crime.)
• Biến không thành có: to turn nothing into something (to create from nothing or through cleverness).
  • Nhà văn biến không thành có qua những câu chuyện. (The writer turns nothing into something through stories.)

Học thuật

verb

1. (thường đi với thành) To change into, to turn into
   • nước biến thành hơi
     water changes into steam
   • vải để biến màu
     the cloth has changed its colour
   • biến căm thù thành sức mạnh
     to turn hatred into strength
   • biến không thành có, biến khó thành dễ
     to turn nothing into something, a difficult thing into an easy strength
   • biến sắc mặt
     face changes colour
2. To vanish, to vanish without leaving a trace
   • ông tiên đã biến mất
     the fairy vanished
   • số tiền biến đâu mất
     the sum of money just vanished into thin air