HSK 2 · Change

成为

chéng wéi

to become

Stroke order of 成为

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

成 · 6 strokes 为 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Become (成) what you act as (为): become.

Parts: 成 become + 为 be

The characters in 成为

成 chéng — to become; to succeed (6 strokes)
为 wèi — for; for the sake of (4 strokes)

Example sentence

我想成为医生。

I want to become a doctor.

Words with 成

成绩grade; result 变成to turn into 成to become; to succeed 完成to complete 组成to form; to make up 成员member 成熟mature; ripe 形成to form 成长to grow up 成功success; to succeed 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 建成to complete (building)成立to found; to establish 造成to cause

Words with 为

认为to think; to believe 以为to think (wrongly)为什么why 因为because 为for; for the sake of 行为behaviour 为了in order to; for 变为to become; to turn into 称为to be called

More words: Change

变to change; to become 变成to turn into 成to become; to succeed 改to change; to correct 改变to change 换to change; to exchange 出现to appear 实现to achieve; to realise 完成to complete 完to finish; finished 做到to achieve; to manage to do 取得to obtain; to achieve 组成to form; to make up 忽然suddenly

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