变质
biànzhì
to go bad, to deteriorate
Characters in this word
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这瓶牛奶已经变质，即使加热也不应该再喝。 Zhè píng niúnǎi yǐjīng biànzhì, jíshǐ jiārè yě bù yīnggāi zài hē. This bottle of milk has already gone bad; even if it is heated, it should not be drunk.
- 天气太热，剩饭很容易变质。 Tiānqì tài rè, shèngfàn hěn róngyì biànzhì. When the weather is too hot, leftovers go bad easily.
- 这些面包放了一个星期，已经变质了。 Zhèxiē miànbāo fàng le yí gè xīngqī, yǐjīng biànzhì le. This bread has been sitting for a week and has already gone bad.
Related words
- 变 biàn to change; to become
- 变成 biànchéng to turn into; to become
- 改变 gǎibiàn to change
- 变化 biànhuà change
- 变为 biànwéi to turn into
- 转变 zhuǎnbiàn to change; change
- 变动 biàndòng change
- 变革 biàngé to transform; transformation; reform
- 变更 biàngēng to change; to alter; change
- 变故 biàngù an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
- 变换 biànhuàn to change; to transform; to vary
- 变幻莫测 biànhuànmòcè unpredictable; constantly changing in unpredictable ways