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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.

Core verbs

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  1. swap one thing for another

    这件太小了,能一件吗?

    zhè jiàn tài xiǎo le, néng huàn yí jiàn ma

    This one's too small — could I exchange it?

  2. swap money for money

    我想点人民币。

    wǒ xiǎng huàn diǎn rénmínbì

    I'd like to change some money into RMB.

  3. step out of one slot into another

    下个月我要工作。

    xià ge yuè wǒ yào huàn gōngzuò

    I'm switching jobs next month.

  4. step off one train onto another

    在下一站地铁。

    zài xià yí zhàn huàn dìtiě

    Transfer to the subway at the next stop.

  5. put me in that slot

    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'.

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