千变万化
qiān biàn wàn huà
ever-changing
Character by character
千qiān
thousand
thousand
变biàn
change
change
万wàn
ten-thousand
ten-thousand
化huà
transform
transform
Example
山里的天气千变万化,要多带件衣服。
Mountain weather changes all the time — take an extra layer.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Of weather, markets, fashion and anything unpredictable.
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