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一成不变

yìchéngbúbiàn

unchanging; fixed once and for all

A person stands before three identical houses and trees
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Characters in this word

一 yī

Strokes
1
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

变 biàn

Strokes
8
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
亦 also, too 又 and, also, again, in addition

Example phrases

  • 他的生活每天一成不变,没有任何新意思。 Tā de shēnghuǒ měitiān yìchéngbúbiàn, méiyǒu rènhé xīn yìsi. His daily life is unchanging, without anything new.
  • 计划不能一成不变,要根据实际情况做调整。 Jìhuà bù néng yìchéngbúbiàn, yào gēnjù shíjí qíngkuàng zuò tiáozhěng. A plan must not stay rigid and unchanging; it has to be adjusted according to the real situation.
  • 爷爷的习惯几十年一成不变,全家人都知道。 Yéye de xíguàn jǐshí nián yìchéngbúbiàn, quán jiā rén dōu zhīdào. Grandpa's habits have stayed exactly the same for decades; the whole family knows them.

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