How do you say “turn into” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "turn into" in Vietnamese?

"Turn into" in Vietnamese is trở thành (to become), biến thành (to turn into).

“Turn into” in Vietnamese is trở thành (to become), biến thành (to turn into).

Vietnamese words for “turn into”

trở thànhverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩] · Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦ tʰan˨˩]trở dipping thành falling
to become; to turn into
- Con sâu bướm này sẽ trở thành một con bướm đẹp.This caterpillar will turn into a beautiful butterfly.
biến thànhverb
Hanoi [ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰan˨˩]biến rising thành falling
to turn into; to become
- Bạn nên tránh xa cái tôn giáo đó đi trước khi bạn biến thành một thằng ngu.You should stay away from cults like that before you turn into a moron.

Related Vietnamese words

đâm raverb
to turn into; to become
raverb
to go out; out
biếnverb
get lost; beat it
đâmverb
to stab; to thrust

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.