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qiān 千 biàn 变 wàn 万 huà 化

千变万化 qiān biàn wàn huà

ever-changing; endless variations

Literally: thousand changes ten-thousand transformations

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Origin

From the Liezi: a craftsman presents King Mu of Zhou with a mechanical man whose movements were endlessly varied.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; neutral. Often 千变万化的天气/云.

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  1. 山上的天气千变万化,一会儿晴一会儿雨。
    Shān shàng de tiānqì qiān biàn wàn huà, yīhuìr qíng yīhuìr yǔ.
    The weather in the mountains is ever-changing, sunny one moment and raining the next.
    mountain on (particle) weather thousand changes ten-thousand transformations, a-while clear a-while rain
  2. 天上的云千变万化,有时像马,有时像鱼。
    Tiān shàng de yún qiān biàn wàn huà, yǒushí xiàng mǎ, yǒushí xiàng yú.
    The clouds in the sky keep changing shape, sometimes like a horse, sometimes like a fish.
    sky on (particle) cloud thousand changes ten-thousand transformations, sometimes like horse, sometimes like fish

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