Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 换

to exchange
to change (clothes etc)
to substitute
to switch
to convert (currency)

to swap places
(logic) conversion
(car maintenance) to rotate (tires)

to change train (plane, bus etc)
transfer between modes of transport

to convert
conversion
(in accounting, referring to currency conversion) translation

to molt (of birds)
to change feathers

to transform
to convert
to vary
to alternate
a transformation

to permute
permutation (math.)
to displace
displacement
to replace
replacement

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
to change (one's address etc)

to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)

commutation (electricity)

to change workshifts

to exchange
to change places
to swap

to take a breath (in swimming)
to ventilate

bill of exchange (international trade)

to change personnel upon expiry of a term of office

to replace with sth new
to upgrade

to molt
to change feathers

to change money
to sell

to transition to a new dynasty or regime
to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one

to change shift
the next work shift
to relieve (a workman on the previous shift)
to take over the job

to convert
to exchange

to substitute
to replace

to change gear

to molt

to substitute on the sly

to exchange
to swap

to wrap (text)
line feed (computing)

to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
to replace with
to convert into

to guarantee replacement (of faulty goods)
warranty

to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc)
substitution

rotation of crops

to swap
to exchange
to transpose
to replace

to dismiss and replace (sb)
to replace (sb or sth)

to exchange

to exchange (a purchased item)

to grow replacement teeth (zoology)
to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth

wife swapping

to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch

to change (sth)
to alter (sth)
to change over (to sth else)

to swap
to replace
to exchange
to change

to rotate; to take turns

to exchange
to swap
to switch (telecom)
commutative (math)
to commute

to exchange
to change
to swap

metonymy

tool change (mechanics)

to relieve a sentry
to change the guard

to obtain (sth) in exchange
to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

to change
to switch
to convert
to transform

to take turns
to rotate (responsibility)

to switch over
to switch modes or data streams
to cut (to a new scene)

to change (currency) illegally
fraudulent exchange

to relieve a garrison
to change guard complement

to renew a certificate (ID card etc)
to leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance

converter
transducer

(telecom or network) switch

(math.) transformation group

switch (telecommunications)

interchange code
computer coding for characters, including Chinese

to guarantee refund or replacement (of faulty or unsatisfactory goods)

currency exchange rate

to change places
to swap places

jiāohuànduān

switched port

gear lever

commutative law xy = yx (math)

(math.) permutation group

to return a product for another item

heat exchanger

to repeatedly exchange

in other words

tuībēi-huànzhǎn

(idiom) to drink together in a convivial atmosphere

shèyǐngbiànhuàn

a projective transformation

jīfēnbiànhuàn

integral transform (math.)

gēngxīnhuàndài

reform and renewal
generational change

gǎicháohuàndài

to transition to a new dynasty or regime

zhuǎnhuànduàncéng

transform fault (geology)

jiāohuànwǎnglù

switched network

gǎitóuhuànmiàn

to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
(Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably
to undergo a transformation

tōuliánghuànzhù

lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
to replace the original with a fake
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

huànfánglüyóu

house-swap vacation

zhìhuàntūbiàn

missense mutation

jiǎnfánzhuǎnhuàn

conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters

huànwèisīkǎo

to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

láowùjiāohuàn

labor exchanges

tuōgǔhuàntāi

to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
to turn over a new leaf
fig. to change wholly

wùwùjiāohuàn

barter

huòbìduìhuàn

currency exchange

huàn'éryánzhī

in other words

lízǐjiāohuàn

ion exchange

gǎihuànméntíng

to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world
to switch one's allegiance to a new patron

tàijiùhuànxīn

out with the old and in with the new (idiom)

jiāohuànjìshù

switching technology

jiāohuànjiàzhí

exchange value

biànhuànshèbèi

converter
conversion device

rújiǎbāohuàn

replacement guaranteed if not genuine
fig. authentic

gǎihuànménlü

see 改換門庭／改换门庭 (gǎihuànméntíng)

tuōtāihuàngǔ

to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
to turn over a new leaf
fig. to change wholly
to create from other material (story, artwork etc)

fēnzǔjiāohuàn

packet switching

děngjiàjiāohuàn

equal-value exchange

huànjùhuàshuō

in other words

jiāohuàndàishù

(math.) commutative algebra

niǎoqiānghuànpào

bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously

diāoqiúhuànjiǔ

lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)
fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life

tōutiānhuànrì

to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
skulduggery
to hoodwink people
to cheat sb audaciously

zǔkàngbiànhuànqì

阻抗变换器

[阻抗變換器]

impedance converter

jiāohuàndàishùxué

交换代数学

[交換代數學]

(math.) commutative algebra

móshùzhuǎnhuànqì

模数转换器

[模數轉換器]

analog-to-digital converter (ADC)

chéngkòngjiāohuànjī

程控交换机

[程控交換機]

electronic switching system (telecom.)
stored program control exchange (SPC)

huàntāngbùhuànyào

换汤不换药

[換湯不換藥]

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
a change in form but not in substance

jiāohuànxūdiànlù

交换虚电路

[交換虛電路]

Switched Virtual Circuit
SVC

fǎnyònghuànliúqì

反用换流器

[反用換流器]

inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa

shùmózhuǎnhuànqì

数模转换器

[數模轉換器]

digital-to-analog converter (DAC)

bùděngjiàjiāohuàn

不等价交换

[不等價交換]

exchange of unequal values

Fùlìyèbiànhuàn

傅立叶变换

[傅立葉變換]

(math.) Fourier transform

shìchǎnghuànjìshù

市场换技术

[市場換技術]

market access in return for technology transfer (PRC policy since the 1980s which gives foreign companies access to China's domestic market in exchange for sharing their intellectual property, characterized by the US in the 2019 trade war as "forced technology transfer")

diànzǐshùjùjiāohuàn

电子数据交换

[電子數據交換]

electronic exchange of data

túxiànghùhuàngéshì

图像互换格式

[圖像互換格式]

GIF
graphic interchange format

zìdònghuàndāozhuāngzhì

自动换刀装置

[自動換刀裝置]

automatic tool changer (ATC)

wǎngluòdìzhǐzhuǎnhuàn

网络地址转换

[網絡地址轉換]

(computing) network address translation

jiāohuànyǐtàiwǎngluò

交换以太网络

[交換以太網絡]

switched Ethernet

kězhuǎnhuàntóngwèisù

可转换同位素

[可轉換同位素]

fertile isotope

gōngyòngjiāohuàndiànhuàwǎng

公用交换电话网

[公用交換電話網]

public switched telephone network
PSTN

làngzǐhuítóujīnbùhuàn

浪子回头金不换

[浪子回頭金不換]

a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold

Shíyóu Huàn Shípǐn Xiàngmù

石油换食品项目

[石油換食品項目]

Iraq Oil for Food Program

Zhōngwénbiāozhǔnjiāohuànmǎ

中文标准交换码

[中文標準交換碼]

CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992

gōnggòngjiāohuàndiànhuàwǎnglù

公共交换电话网路

[公共交換電話網路]

public switched telephone network
PSTN

yuánzhūxínglízǐjiāohuànjì

圆珠形离子交换剂

[圓珠形離子交換劑]

bead-type ion exchanger

guójiābiāozhǔn Zhōngwénjiāohuànmǎ

国家标准中文交换码

[國家標準中文交換碼]

CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992

Tōngyòng Hànzì Biāozhǔn Jiāohuànmǎ

通用汉字标准交换码

[通用漢字標準交換碼]

Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard
abbr. to 通用碼／通用码 ( Tōngyòngmǎ)

Měiguózīxùnjiāohuànbiāozhǔnmǎ

美国资讯交换标准码

[美國資訊交換標準碼]

ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange