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改頭換面

gǎi tóu huàn miàn

C1–C2 Level 7

改頭換面 (gǎi tóu huàn miàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

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

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Related words at this level

付諸改嫁改建改口概括概略蓋世乾涸

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).