化为

化為

huàwéi

verb #14,211

Meanings

1 to turn into; to transform into; to become

Characters

to change; to transform

to become; to serve as

Examples

HSK 3

他的努力终于化为了成果。

Tā de nǔlì zhōngyú huàwéi le chéngguǒ.

His efforts finally turned into results.

HSK 7-9

所有的计划都化为泡影了。

Suǒyǒu de jìhuà dōu huàwéi-pàoyǐng le.

All the plans came to nothing.

Tips

usage

化为 is more literary than 变成. It often appears in set phrases: 化为泡影 (come to nothing), 化为乌有 (vanish into thin air), 化为灰烬 (turn to ashes).

Stroke Order

化 huà

为 wéi