become 變 biàn

When the puppy grows up and becomes a big dog. 小狗長大變大狗 Xiǎo gǒu zhǎng dà biàn dà gǒu
puppy 小狗 xiǎo gǒu		grow up 長大 zhǎng dà		become 變 biàn	big dog 大狗 dà gǒu

Children grow up and become adults. 小孩長大變大人 Xiǎo-hái zhǎng dà biàn dà-rén
children 小孩 xiǎo-hái		grow up 長大 zhǎng dà		become 變 biàn	adult 大人 dà-rén

become 變成 biàn chéng
old 變 biàn	achieve 成 chéng

and then become 就變成 jiù biàn chéng
and then 就 jiù	become 變成 biàn chéng

When the kitten is getting old and then becoming an old cat. 小貓老了就變成老貓 Xiǎo māo lǎo le jiù biàn chéng lǎo māo
kitten 小貓 xiǎo māo		getting old 老了 lǎo le		and then 就 jiù	become 變成 biàn chéng		old cat 老貓 lǎo māo

When people are getting old and then becoming old people. 人老了就變成老人 Rén lǎo le jiù biàn chéng lǎo-rén
people 人 rén	getting old 老了 lǎo le		and then 就 jiù	become 變成 biàn chéng		old people 老人 lǎo-rén

become 成 chéng

accumulating drops of water becomes a river (Chinese quotation) 滴水成河 dī shuǐ chéng hé
drop, drip 滴 dī	water 水 shuǐ	become 成 chéng	river 河 hé

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puppy小狗,big dog大狗, kitten小貓,old cat老貓
children小孩,adult大人, people人,old people老人

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