变通
biàntōng
to adapt; to be flexible
Characters in this word
通 tōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 规则必须执行，但在特殊情况下也需要适度变通。 Guīzé bìxū zhíxíng, dàn zài tèshū qíngkuàng xià yě xūyào shìdù biàntōng. Rules must be enforced, but in special circumstances a suitable degree of flexibility is also needed.
- 做事要懂得变通，不能一条路走到黑。 Zuò shì yào dǒngde biàntōng, bù néng yì tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi. You must know how to be flexible and not stubbornly follow one path to the bitter end.
- 这条路堵住了，我们得变通一下，换个办法。 Zhè tiáo lù dǔzhù le, wǒmen děi biàntōng yíxià, huàn ge bànfǎ. This road is blocked, so we have to adapt and try another way.
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
- 变质 biànzhì to go bad, to deteriorate
- 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