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HSK 5
HSK 5
换
換
huàn
1.
to exchange
2.
to change (clothes etc)
3.
to substitute
4.
to switch
5.
to convert (currency)
HSK 3
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
串换
chuànhuàn
to exchange
互换
hùhuàn
to exchange
交换
jiāohuàn
to exchange
倒换
dǎohuàn
to take turns
兑换
duìhuàn
to convert
切换
qiēhuàn
to switch over
包换
bāohuàn
to guarantee replacement (of faulty goods)
套换
tàohuàn
to change (currency) illegally
对换
duìhuàn
to exchange
掉换
diàohuàn
to swap
换乘
huànchéng
to change train (plane, bus etc)
换代
huàndài
change of dynasties
换取
huànqǔ
to give sth and get sth in return
换向
huànxiàng
commutation (electricity)
换单
huàndān
bill of exchange (international trade)
换喻
huànyù
metonymy
换妻
huànqī
wife swapping
换岗
huàngǎng
to relieve a sentry
换工
huàngōng
to change workshifts
换帖
huàntiě
to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)
Example Sentences (4)
听说你又换工作了？今年已经换了三次工作了吧？
Tīngshuō nǐ yòu huàn gōngzuò le? Jīnnián yǐjīng huàn le sān cì gōngzuò le ba?
I heard you changed jobs again? You've already changed jobs three times this year, right?
Text 1
听说你又换工作了？今年已经换了三次工作了吧？
Tīngshuō nǐ yòu huàn gōngzuò le? Jīnnián yǐjīng huàn le sān cì gōngzuò le ba?
I heard you changed jobs again? You've already changed jobs three times this year, right?
Text 1
上次那份工作你只做了两个月就离开了，其实，完全适应一个新的工作需要一年时间，所以，经常换工作不一定好。
Shàng cì nà fèn gōngzuò nǐ zhǐ zuò le liǎng gè yuè jiù líkāi le,其实,wánquán shìyìng yí gè xīn de gōngzuò xūyào yì nián shíjiān,所以,jīngcháng huàn gōngzuò bù yídìng hǎo.
Last time you left that job after only two months. Actually, it takes a year to fully adapt to a new job, so changing jobs often isn’t necessarily good.
Text 1
那辆太旧了，要换一辆，很便宜，两三百块钱。
Nà liàng tài jiù le, yào huàn yí liàng, hěn piányi, liǎng sān bǎi kuài qián.
That one is too old; need to replace it with another one. It's very cheap, two or three hundred yuan.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 823
- Word Frequency Rank
- 777 of 84,292