Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
換
huàn
Description
"换"的意思是把一样东西拿走，用另一样东西代替。
"換" means to take something away and replace it with something else.
比如换钱、换衣服、换工作，我们每天都会用到这个字。
For example, we use "換" every day in contexts like exchanging money, changing clothes, or switching jobs.
Meanings
换huàn
to change; to replace; to swap
我想换一件新衣服。
I want to change into a new outfit.
换huàn
to exchange (money or goods)
我要用美元换人民币。
I want to exchange US dollars for RMB.
换huàn
to change to another (place, vehicle, etc.)
我们在这里换车吧。
Let's transfer vehicles here.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
换 means one-way replacement; 交换 stresses a two-way, mutual exchange between parties.
- Etymology
the 扌(hand) radical shows the action is done by hand, like swapping objects.
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