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betrayal; defection; recant; make a political recantation; turn traitor

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Words with bian jie

biàn jié

变 节

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v.betrayal; defection; recant; make a political recantation; turn traitor
- biàn jié fèn zǐ
  变节分子
  traitor
- biàn jié zì shǒu
  变节自首
  turn one's coat and go over to the enemy
- biàn jié xíng wéi
  变节行为
  treacherous acts
- tā biàn jié tóu dí le
  他变节投敌了。
  He's gone over to the enemy.
- yī zhī biàn jié de lù jūn fēn duì
  一支变节的陆军分队
  a renegade army unit
- zhè shì duì tā biàn jié de wéi yī chéng fá
  这是对他变节的唯一惩罚。
  This is his only punishment for his apostasy.
- tā wèi le zì shēn lì yì biàn jié le
  他为了自身利益变节了。
  He changed his colours to suit his own selfinterest.
- sān míng nán zǐ bèi yī gè biàn jié jǐng chá kāi qiāng dǎ sǐ le
  三名男子被一个变节警察开枪打死了。
  Three men were shot dead by a renegade policeman.
synonym
bèi pàn背叛 pàn biàn叛变 shī jié失节 gǎi jié改节
antonym
zhōng chéng忠诚 zhōng zhēn忠贞

Word usage

Separable word
"变" and "节" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 在敌人面前，他变了节。
  In front of the enemy, he has changed his loyalty.
- 我了解他的为人，他变不了节的。
  I know him that he won’t change his loyalty.
- 他从未变过节。
  He has never changed his loyalty.

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