变成 (biànchéng) means To turn into (to become - change into). Below are 8 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
天边的云 变成 了紫色。
Tiānbiān de yún biàn chéng le zǐsè.
The clouds on the horizon turned purple.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 紫
秋天的树叶 变成 了棕色。
Qiūtiān de shùyè biànchéng le zōngsè.
In autumn the leaves turned brown.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 棕色
水在零度以下会 变成 固体。
Shuǐ zài líng dù yǐxià huì biànchéng gùtǐ.
Below zero degrees water turns solid.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固体
一场小争论演 变成 了大矛盾。
Yì chǎng xiǎo zhēnglùn yǎnbiàn chéng le dà máodùn.
A small argument developed into a serious conflict.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演变
小问题不解决就会 变成 隐患。
Xiǎo wèntí bù jiějué jiù huì biànchéng yǐnhuàn.
Small problems left unsolved become hidden dangers.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 隐患
昔日的小村庄如今 变成 了城市。
Xīrì de xiǎo cūnzhuāng rújīn biànchéng le chéngshì.
The little village of former days has now become a city.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 昔日
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From the graded readers
以前的小路 变成 了很宽的马路。
yǐqián de / dì xiǎo lù biànchéng le / liǎo / liào hěn kuān de / dì mǎlù.
The little lane had become a wide road.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
慢慢地，八分钟 变成 了二十分钟，二十分钟 变成 了一个小时。
mànmàn dì / de, bā fēnzhōng biànchéng le / liǎo / liào èrshí fēnzhōng, èrshí fēnzhōng biànchéng le / liǎo / liào yīgè xiǎoshí.
Slowly, eight minutes became twenty, and twenty became an hour.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
Questions about 变成
How is 变成 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 变成 (biànchéng, "To turn into (to become - change into)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Where can I see the full entry for 变成?
The dictionary page for 变成 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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