to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom); (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably; to undergo a transformation
trad. 改頭換面
Also written 改頭換面【gǎi tóu huàn miàn】
Characters in this word
4改
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to change, to alter, to transform, to correct
- Pinyin
- gǎi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3162 of 2500
头
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head, hair style, the top, end, beginning or end, a stub, remnant, chief, boss, side, aspect, first, leading, classifier for pigs or livestock, CL:個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Traditional
- 頭
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 773 of 2500
换
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to exchange, to change (clothes etc), to substitute, to switch, to convert (currency)
- Pinyin
- huàn
- Traditional
- 換
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1175 of 2500
面
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face, side, surface, aspect, top, classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- Pinyin
- miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2052 of 2500