How to say “turn into” in Chinese
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“Turn into” in Chinese is 变成, biàn chéng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
变成 is read biàn chéng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound in 城 chéng “city”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “变成”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 变成. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们变成了好朋友wǒmenbiànchénglehǎopéngyouWe became good friends.
- 我们要防止土地变成沙漠wǒmenyàofángzhǐtǔdìbiànchéngshāmòWe must not let the land turn into desert.
- 你的头发怎么变成黄色的了？nǐdetóufazěnmebiànchénghuángsèdeleHow come your hair's turned yellow?
- 作者巧妙地把枯燥的数字变成了生动的故事。zuòzhěqiǎomiàodebǎkūzàodeshùzìbiànchéngleshēngdòngdegùshiThe author cleverly turned dry figures into a lively story.
More words from the lesson “Changes”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “turn into” in Chinese?
“Turn into” in Chinese is 变成, pinyin biànchéng.
What does 变成 mean?
变成 (biànchéng) means “turn into”.
How do you write 变成?
变成 is 2 characters: 变 (biàn) — change; 成 (chéng) — become; complete. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 变成?
变成 is read biànchéng. Tones: biàn — fourth tone, chéng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“turn into” in the lesson “Changes”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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