換〔换〕 wun⁶ {huàn}

1. to exchange
2. to change (clothes etc)
3. to substitute
4. to switch
5. to convert (currency)

換片〔换-〕 wun⁶ pin² {huàn piàn}

to change diapers

換衫〔换-〕 wun⁶ saam¹ {huàn shān}

changing of clothes

換畫〔换画〕 wun⁶ waa² {huàn huà}

1. changing of partner (slang) 2. switching of movie in screening

換轉〔换转〕 wun⁶ zyun³ {huàn zhuǎn}

noun; Exchange. Swapping, Change, transformation.

換班〔换-〕 wun⁶ baan¹ {huàn bān}

1. to change shift
2. the next work shift
3. to relieve (a workman on the previous shift)
4. to take over the job

換茬〔换-〕 wun⁶ caa⁴ {huàn chá}

rotation of crops

換妻〔换-〕 wun⁶ cai¹ {huàn qī}

wife swapping

換取〔换-〕 wun⁶ ceoi² {huàn qǔ}

to give sth and get sth in return

換錢〔换钱〕 wun⁶ cin² {huàn qián}

1. to change money
2. to sell

換單〔换单〕 wun⁶ daan¹ {huàn dān}

bill of exchange (international trade)

換代〔换-〕 wun⁶ doi⁶ {huàn dài}

1. change of dynasties
2. to pass on to the next generation
3. new product (in advertising)

換擋〔换挡〕 wun⁶ dong³ {huàn dǎng}

to change gear

換防〔换-〕 wun⁶ fong⁴ {huàn fáng}

1. to relieve a garrison
2. to change guard complement

換崗〔换岗〕 wun⁶ gong¹ {huàn gǎng}

1. to relieve a sentry
2. to change the guard

換工〔换-〕 wun⁶ gung¹ {huàn gōng}

to change workshifts

換氣〔换气〕 wun⁶ hei³ {huàn qì}

1. to take a breath (in swimming)
2. to ventilate

換向〔换-〕 wun⁶ hoeng³ {huàn xiàng}

commutation (electricity)

換行〔换-〕 wun⁶ hong⁴ {huàn háng}

1. to wrap (text)
2. line feed (computing)

換羽〔换-〕 wun⁶ jyu⁵ {huàn yǔ}

1. to molt
2. to change feathers

換喻〔换-〕 wun⁶ jyu⁶ {huàn yù}

metonymy

換毛〔换-〕 wun⁶ mou⁴ {huàn máo}

1. to molt (of birds)
2. to change feathers

換牙〔换-〕 wun⁶ ngaa⁴ {huàn yá}

1. to grow replacement teeth (zoology)
2. to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth

換新〔换-〕 wun⁶ san¹ {huàn xīn}

1. to replace with sth new
2. to upgrade

換乘〔换-〕 wun⁶ sing⁴ {huàn chéng}

1. to change train (plane, bus etc)
2. transfer between modes of transport

換成〔换-〕 wun⁶ sing⁴ {huàn chéng}

1. to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
2. to replace with
3. to convert into

換算〔换-〕 wun⁶ syun³ {huàn suàn}

1. to convert
2. conversion
3. (in accounting, referring to currency conversion) translation

換帖〔换-〕 wun⁶ tip³ {huàn tiě}

to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)

換置〔换-〕 wun⁶ zi³ {huàn zhì}

1. to swap
2. to exchange
3. to transpose
4. to replace

換證〔换证〕 wun⁶ zing³ {huàn zhèng}

1. to renew a certificate (ID card etc)
2. to leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance

換擋桿〔换挡杆〕 wun⁶ dong³ gon¹ {huàn dǎng gǎn}

gear lever

換個兒〔换个儿〕 wun⁶ go³ ji⁴ {huàn gè r}

1. to change places
2. to swap places

換言之〔换--〕 wun⁶ jin⁴ zi¹ {huàn yán zhī}

in other words

換熱器〔换热-〕 wun⁶ jit⁶ hei³ {huàn rè qì}

heat exchanger

換來換〔换来换〕 wun⁶ loi⁴ wun⁶ {huàn lái huàn}

to repeatedly exchange

換房旅遊〔换--游〕 wun⁶ fong⁴ leoi⁵ jau⁴ {huàn fáng lǚ yóu}

house-swap vacation

換句話說〔换-话说〕 wun⁶ geoi³ waa⁶ syut³ {huàn jù huà shuō}

in other words

換湯不換藥〔换汤-换药〕 wun⁶ tong¹ bat¹ wun⁶ joek⁶ {huàn tāng bù huàn yào}

1. different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
2. a change in form but not in substance