chinachinaman

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From :   Kevin Chaput

Date : 2009-07-17 / 01:30AM

Do 成为 & 变成 mean the same? Like if i wanted to say i want to become an actor i could use either “我要成为(变成)艺人”?

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huaweiwang1981

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 wei hotmail.com 
2009-07-17 / 07:55AM

i want to become an actor 我"想"要成为(to become)艺人.
变成change into, turn into, become, transform
变成stress变

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benny

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-07-17 / 02:27PM

Sometimes, they can both be translated as “become”

A bit confusing

Benny



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