biàn liǎn

变 脸

Level:

SW HSK 3

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v.suddenly turn hostile; change one's countenance
- tā yī biàn liǎn jiù liù qīn bù rèn
  他一变脸就六亲不认。
  Once he gets angry, he completely forgets about everyone else.
- tā gēn wǒ biàn liǎn le
  他跟我变脸了。
  He turned on me.
- liǎng gè rén wèi le yī diǎn xiǎo shì biàn liǎn le
  两个人为了一点小事变脸了。
  The two of them fell out over mere trifles.
synonym
biàn sè变色 fān liǎn翻脸
2
v.the Chinese art of changing masks, in which the performer dons different masks in quick succession
- wǒ hěn xǐ huan kàn chuān jù biàn liǎn
  我很喜欢看川剧变脸。
  I like a lot the face-changing of Sichuan Opera.
3
v.metachange
- hǎi guān gàn bù guǎn lǐ tǐ zhì cóng yuán lái de rèn mìng zhì dào jìng zhēng shàng gǎng de dà biàn liǎn
  海关干部管理体制从原来的任命制到竞争上岗的大“变脸”。
  The customs cadre management system has changed from an appointment system to taking up jobs through competition.
- chūn jì fáng zhǎn jí jiāng liàng xiàng jīn nián de lóu shì shì fǒu huì biàn liǎn
  春季房展即将亮相，今年的楼市是否会“变脸”？
  The spring exhibitions will be made this year, and will the market "change face" ?

Separable word
"变" and "脸" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他们突然变了脸。
  They suddenly turned hostile towards each other.
- 他从未因个人私怨变过脸。
  He has never turned hostile towards others because of personal resentment.

变脸