HSK 4 · Verbs

成为 chéngwéi “to become” in Chinese

Traditional 成為

What 成为 means

  1. to become
  2. to turn into

How to say 成为

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale成chéng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale为wéi2nd tone, rising

成为 in a sentence

  1. 我的梦想是成为医生。

    Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yīshēng.

    My dream is to become a doctor.

    Sentence #813600 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他成为了著名的歌手。

    Tā chéngwéi le zhùmíng de gēshǒu.

    He became a famous singer.

    Sentence #1417584 from Tatoeba

  3. 我们马上成为了朋友。

    Wǒmen mǎshàng chéngwéi le péngyou.

    We became friends straight away.

    Sentence #826006 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 成为 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 成 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
成chéngto succeed
  • 戈halberd · gē
  • 丁part of the character
The character 为 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
为wéias
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 力strength · lì
  • 丶dot · zhǔ

How to write 成为

成 6 strokes · 为 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

成为 (chéngwéi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 成为 (chéngwéi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 成为

Words with 成

完成wánchéng · to complete成绩chéngjì · achievement变成biànchéng · to turn into成功chénggōng · success养成yǎngchéng · to cultivate成人chéngrén · adult赞成zànchéng · to approve成立chénglì · to establish成长chéngzhǎng · to grow up构成gòuchéng · to constitute

Words with 为

因为yīnwèi · because为什么wèishénme · why为wèi · for认为rènwéi · believe为了wèile · in order to以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)行为xíngwéi · action作为zuòwéi · as (in the role of)为期wéiqī · to last for (a period)人为rénwéi · man-made

More words: Common Verbs

擦cā · to wipe参观cānguān · to look around尝cháng · to taste超过chāoguò · to surpass乘坐chéngzuò · to ride (in a vehicle)抽烟chōuyān · to smoke (a cigarette出生chūshēng · to be born传真chuánzhēn · fax

FAQs

成为 (chéngwéi) means “to become” or “to turn into”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it chéngwéi: chéng with a 2nd tone, then wéi with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 成为 is written 成為. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chengwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 成为 from the suggestions. Typing chengwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
成为 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.