换
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换: the slot stays, what's in it changes
The picture One thing steps out of a slot and something else steps into the empty space.
Where the picture shows up in 换
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swap one thing for another
这件太小了,能换一件吗?
zhè jiàn tài xiǎo le, néng huàn yí jiàn ma
This one's too small — could I exchange it?
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swap money for money
我想换点人民币。
wǒ xiǎng huàn diǎn rénmínbì
I'd like to change some money into RMB.
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step out of one slot into another
下个月我要换工作。
xià ge yuè wǒ yào huàn gōngzuò
I'm switching jobs next month.
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step off one train onto another
在下一站换地铁。
zài xià yí zhàn huàn dìtiě
Transfer to the subway at the next stop.
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put me in that slot
换了我,我也不去。
huàn le wǒ, wǒ yě bú qù
If it were me, I wouldn't have gone either.
换了我 means 'swap me into that position and see'.