换 huàn
“to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute”
verbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 換
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
换 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 680: 换 huàn — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 96
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 换
换 means to change or swap one thing or person for another, especially clothes, seats, money, or items. It is commonly used with a noun object, and the pattern 把 A 换成 B or 用 A 换 B shows exchanging one thing for another.
例句Example sentences
- 这件衣服太小了，我想换一件大的。zhè jiàn yī fu tài xiǎo le, wǒ xiǎng huàn yí jiàn dà de.This piece of clothing is too small; I want to change it for a bigger one.
- 你能和我换一下座位吗？nǐ néng hé wǒ huàn yí xià zuò wèi ma?Can you swap seats with me?
- 回家以后，我先换衣服，然后吃饭。huí jiā yǐ hòu, wǒ xiān huàn yī fu, rán hòu chī fàn.After I get home, I first change clothes and then eat.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我换衣服在房间里。
✓我在房间里换衣服。
A place phrase with 在 normally comes before the verb in Chinese.