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变成

biàn chéng · bian cheng

Traditional 變成

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to change into
  2. to turn into
  3. to become
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Melting ice cream

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)怎么(zěnme)变成(biànchéng)水(shuǐ)了(le)？

    Why did your ice cream turn into water?

  2. Dengdeng

    太阳(tàiyang)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，冰淇淋(bīngqílín)都(dōu)变成(biànchéng)水(shuǐ)了(le)。

    The sun is too strong. The ice cream turned into water.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)也(yě)快(kuài)变成(biànchéng)水(shuǐ)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)吃(chī)！

    Mine is about to turn into water too. Eat fast!

  4. Dengdeng

    来不及(láibují)了(le)！我(wǒ)的(de)已经(yǐjīng)全(quán)变成(biànchéng)水(shuǐ)了(le)。

    Too late! Mine has already all turned into water.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)喝(hē)吧(ba)，这(zhè)是(shì)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)变成(biànchéng)的(de)饮料(yǐnliào)！

    Then just drink it. It is a drink made from ice cream!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)已(yǐ)经(jīng)变(biàn)成(chéng)一(yí)个(gè)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)女(nǚ)人(rén)。

Her daughter has become a beautiful woman.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by adjusting · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)秋(qiū)天(tiān)，整(zhěng)座(zuò)山(shān)都(dōu)会(huì)变(biàn)成(chéng)红(hóng)色(sè)。

The whole mountain turns red in autumn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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变
biàn

to change; to become different

成
chéng

to succeed; to finish

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