# 变质 (biànzhì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 变质 (biànzhì) means “to deteriorate; to go bad”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to deteriorate; to go bad
- Pinyin: biànzhì (bian4 zhi4)
- Traditional: 變質
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 牛奶在夏天很容易变质。
  Niúnǎi zài xiàtiān hěn róngyì biànzhì.
  Milk goes bad easily in the summer.

## Characters

- [变](https://hanziro.com/word/bian-change/) (biàn): to change; to become different
- 质 (zhì): character; nature

https://hanziro.com/word/bian-zhi-deteriorate/

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