变质
Old HSK 6
变质 (biànzhì) · to go bad
变质 (biànzhì) means “to go bad; to deteriorate”. It is written with 2 characters: 变 (to change) + 质 (essence). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 变质 is built
The characters
变 biàn · to change
What 变 is made of
- 亦yì — also
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 又yòu — (once) again
质 zhì · essence
What 质 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
天气热，食物容易变质。Tiānqì rè, shíwù róngyì biànzhì.Food goes bad easily in hot weather.
这瓶牛奶已经变质了。Zhè píng niúnǎi yǐjīng biànzhì le.This bottle of milk has gone off.
Questions about 变质
What does 变质 mean?
变质 (biànzhì) means “to go bad; to deteriorate”.
How do you pronounce 变质?
变质 is pronounced biànzhì.
Which HSK level is 变质?
变质 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
- 改变gǎibiànto change
- 变化biànhuàchange
- 变为biànwéito turn into
- 转变zhuǎnbiànto change
- 变故biàngùmisfortune
- 变迁biànqiānchanges
- 演变yǎnbiànto evolve
- 变biànto change
- 品质pǐnzhìquality
Learn 变质 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.