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变为

biàn wéi · bian wei

Traditional 變為

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  1. to change into
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  1. Liangliang

    红灯(hóngdēng)变为(biànwéi)绿灯(lǜdēng)了(le)，快(kuài)走(zǒu)！

    The red light has turned green, hurry!

  2. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，我(wǒ)的(de)鞋带(xiédài)开(kāi)了(le)。

    Wait, my shoelace is undone.

  3. Liangliang

    快一点(kuàiyīdiǎn)，绿灯(lǜdēng)马上(mǎshàng)变为(biànwéi)黄灯(huángdēng)了(le)。

    Be quick, the green light is about to turn yellow.

  4. Dengdeng

    好了(hǎole)好了(hǎole)，我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)！

    Done, done, let us go!

  5. Liangliang

    来不及(láibují)了(le)，黄灯(huángdēng)已经(yǐjīng)变为(biànwéi)红灯(hóngdēng)了(le)。

    Too late, the yellow light has already turned red.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)系(xì)一次(yīcì)鞋带(xiédài)，这次(zhècì)系(xì)紧(jǐn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then I will tie my shoelace again, tighter this time.

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2 examples
01

水(shuǐ)沸(fèi)腾(téng)后(hòu)变(biàn)为(wéi)蒸(zhēng)汽(qì)。

Water turns into steam when it is boiled.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

经(jīng)过(guò)多(duō)年(nián)努(nǔ)力(lì)，荒(huāng)地(dì)变(biàn)为(wéi)了(le)一(yí)片(piàn)森(sēn)林(lín)。

After years of effort, the wasteland changed into a forest.

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变
biàn

to change; to become different

为
wèi

because of; for

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