qiān千thousandbiàn变changewàn万ten thousandhuà化change
Constantly changing; kaleidoscopic.
Literal meaning
thousand (千) — change (变) — ten thousand (万) — change (化)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase to describe endless variety and transformation.
Examples
Shì世jiè界shì是qiān千biàn变wàn万huà化de的。
The world is constantly changing.
Tā他de的biǎo表qíng情qiān千biàn变wàn万huà化。
His expression changed constantly.
Usage & nuances
Describes a situation or thing that is subject to endless changes.
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