成为 (chéng wéi) — to become, to turn into
Definition
成为 marks a change in status or identity ('became a teacher', 'became a manager'). Use 变成 for physical/visible changes, and 变 + adjective for shifting states.
verb
to becometo turn into
Examples
- 成为。Tā xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng lǎo shī.He wants to become a teacher.
- ，成为。Jīng guò nǔ lì, tā chéng wéi le gōng sī de jīng lǐ.After hard work, she became the manager of the company.
- 成为。Zhè ge dì qū yǐ jīng chéng wéi le zhòng yào de jīng jì zhōng xīn.This region has become an important economic center.
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