Chinese verb · action · first needed at elementary level (A2)
换
huàn
to change, to exchange
Replacing one thing with another: (huàn yīfu, change clothes), (huàn qián, change money), (huàn chē, change buses or trains). (huànchéng) says what it becomes: (bǎ měiyuán huànchéng rénmínbì).
Speed:
Basic
基本
What someone changes, usually or in general.
| affirmative | 我每两年换一次手机。Wǒ měi liǎng nián huàn yí cì shǒujī. | |
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| negative | 我不换手机。Wǒ bú huàn shǒujī. | |
| question | 你换不换手机？Nǐ huàn bu huàn shǒujī? |
Completed
了
(huànle): something has been changed.
| affirmative | 我换了工作。Wǒ huànle gōngzuò. | |
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| negative | 我没换工作。Wǒ méi huàn gōngzuò. | |
| question | 你换工作了吗？Nǐ huàn gōngzuò le ma? |
Experience
过
(huànguo): have changed something before.
| affirmative | 他换过很多工作。Tā huànguo hěn duō gōngzuò. | |
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| negative | 我没换过工作。Wǒ méi huànguo gōngzuò. | |
| question | 你换过工作吗？Nǐ huànguo gōngzuò ma? |
In progress
在
(zài huàn): changing right now.
| affirmative | 他在换衣服。Tā zài huàn yīfu. | |
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| negative | 他没在换衣服。Tā méi zài huàn yīfu. | |
| question | 他在换衣服吗？Tā zài huàn yīfu ma? |
Ability and permission
能 / 可以 / 会
Where or whether you can change something.
| affirmative | 这儿可以换钱。Zhèr kěyǐ huàn qián. | |
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| negative | 这儿不能换钱。Zhèr bù néng huàn qián. | |
| question | 哪儿可以换钱？Nǎr kěyǐ huàn qián? |
Result
结果补语
(huànhǎo): finished changing.
| affirmative | 我换好衣服了。Wǒ huànhǎo yīfu le. | |
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| negative | 我还没换好。Wǒ hái méi huànhǎo. | |
| question | 你换好了吗？Nǐ huànhǎo le ma? |
Examples
- 我想把一百美元换成人民币。Wǒ xiǎng bǎ yìbǎi měiyuán huànchéng rénmínbì.I'd like to change a hundred dollars into renminbi.
- 这件太小了，能换一件大的吗？Zhè jiàn tài xiǎo le, néng huàn yí jiàn dà de ma?This one's too small, can I change it for a bigger one?
- 我们在下一站换地铁。Wǒmen zài xià yí zhàn huàn dìtiě.We change trains at the next stop.