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变为

biàn wéi

2-character word Traditional 變為

What 变为 means

1. to change into

The characters in 变为

• 变biànto change; to become different; to transform
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as

Example sentences

• 等到灯变为绿色。
  Děngdào dēng biànwéi lǜsè.
  Wait until the light changes to green.
• 不想变为成人哟。
  Bù xiǎng biànwéi chéngrén yō.
  I don't want to grow up.
• 水沸腾后变为蒸汽。
  Shuǐ fèiténg hòu biànwéi zhēngqì.
  Water turns into steam when it is boiled.
• 起初的天灾迅速演变为了人祸。
  Qǐchū de tiānzāi xùnsù yǎnbiàn wèile rénhuò.
  What was at first a natural disaster rapidly became a man-made debacle.