化作

huàzuò

verb #23,932

Meanings

1 to transform into
2 to turn into
3 to become

Characters

to transform, to change

to become, to act as

Examples

她的眼泪化作了一条小河。

Tā de yǎnlèi huàzuò le yītiáo xiǎohé.

Her tears transformed into a small river.

愤怒化作了力量，推动他前进。

Fènnù huàzuò le lìliàng, tuīdòng tā qiánjìn.

Anger turned into strength, driving him forward.

Tips

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化作 has a poetic or literary flavor and is more vivid than 变成 (biànchéng, to become). It often appears in prose, poetry, and song lyrics to describe a dramatic or transformative change.

Stroke Order

化 huà

作 zuò