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

他的努力终于化为了成果。

Tā de nǔlì zhōngyú huàwéi le chéngguǒ.

His efforts finally turned into results.

所有的计划都化为泡影了。

Suǒyǒu de jìhuà dōu huàwéipàoyǐng le.

All the plans came to nothing.

Tips

usage

化为 is more literary than 变成 (biànchéng). 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