变质

biàn zhì

HSK 6

Meaning

事物的本质变坏或变得与原来不同。

to go bad, deteriorate, or degenerate.

通常用于描述食品腐败、材料老化、思想或道德变坏等。

Often used to describe food spoilage, material degradation, moral or ideological corruption.

1 这瓶牛奶已经变质了，不能喝。(This bottle of milk has gone bad and cannot be drunk.)
2 长时间暴露在阳光下，塑料容易变质。(Prolonged exposure to sunlight can easily cause plastic to deteriorate.)
3 他的思想在金钱的诱惑下逐渐变质。(His ideology gradually degenerated under the temptation of money.)
4 这种药物需要冷藏保存，否则会变质。(This medicine needs to be refrigerated, otherwise it will spoil.)
5 如果领导层腐败，整个组织就会变质。(If the leadership is corrupt, the entire organization will degenerate.)

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