WordTaiwan frequency #22,721
改頭換面
ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
“to change superficially while the substance remains the same; to repackage or rebrand without real change; to completely transform oneself and start fresh”
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改
ㄍㄞˇ
to change; to alter; to correct mistakes; to revise; to improve; to remodel; also a surname
頭
ㄊㄡˊ
The top part of the body; hair; a leader or boss; the beginning or end of something; a suffix for nouns, verbs, adjectives, or location words.
換
ㄏㄨㄢˋ
To exchange or swap; to change or alter; to substitute or replace; to convert currency.
面
ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Face; side; surface; aspect; direction; classifier for flat objects or meetings; flour; noodles; soft (food); spineless (person).
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 改變ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋto change; to alter; to transform
- 面對ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋto face; to confront; to deal with a situation or problem
- 方面ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋaspect; side; respect; field; a particular area or dimension of something
- 裡面ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋinside; interior; within; the inner part or space of something.
- 改善ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋto improve; to make better; to enhance conditions or quality
- 改革ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊto reform; to carry out reform; reform (as a policy or process); political or institutional reform
- 上面on top of; above; the upper surface; the higher level; the authorities; the above-mentioned; the previous part; inside
- 面臨ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊto face; to be confronted with; to encounter; to be faced with
- 全面ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋcomprehensive; covering all aspects; overall; total; all-around.
- 畫面ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋpicture; image; scene; screen display; (motion picture) frame; field of view
- 面前ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊin front of; facing; directly before someone; in someone's presence
- 後面the back; the rear; behind; near the end; later; afterwards