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变成

biàn chéng
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to change into
  2. 2. to turn into
  3. 3. to become

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Word relationships

Related words

1 item
变化
biàn huà

(intransitive) to change; to vary

变化强调改变的过程，变成强调结果

Synonyms

2 items
成为
chéng wéi

to become; to turn into

用于表示变成某种状态或身份，如“变成医生”通常用“成为医生”
变得
biàn de

to become

后接形容词，表示逐渐变成某种状态，如“变得更好”

Usage notes

Collocations

变成 + adjective (e.g., 变成红色 turn red), 变成 + noun phrase (e.g., 变成现实 become reality).

Common mistakes

Common mistake: 变成 is not used with nouns directly denoting professions; use 成为 instead (e.g., 我想变成老师 ❌ → 我想成为老师 ✔).

Example Sentences

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冬天到了，天气 变成 冷了。
Winter is here, the weather has turned cold.
我想 变成 您。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 796626)
我想 变成 你。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 796628)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 变成

成
chéng

to succeed

变
biàn

to change