trở thành

Cô bé ước mơ trở thành một bác sĩ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To become: The primary meaning of "trở thành" is to undergo a change or transformation, resulting in a new state, condition, or identity. It indicates a process of turning into something else.
   • To turn into: It is used to describe a person or thing developing into a different, often final or significant, form or role.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy muốn trở thành một bác sĩ. (She wants to become a doctor.)
  • Giấc mơ của anh ấy đã trở thành hiện thực. (His dream has become a reality.)
  • Con sâu bướm sẽ trở thành một con bướm. (The caterpillar will turn into a butterfly.)

Advanced Usage

• "trở thành" vs. "trở nên": While both can mean "to become," "trở thành" typically focuses on a change in fundamental identity, role, or concrete outcome (e.g., becoming a teacher, a problem). "Trở nên" often describes a change in state, quality, or adjective (e.g., becoming rich, beautiful, cold).
  • Anh ấy trở thành chủ tịch. (He became the chairman.) [Change in role]
  • Thời tiết trở nên lạnh hơn. (The weather became colder.) [Change in quality]

Variants and Related Words

• Trở nên (v): to become (often used with adjectives).

  • Cô ấy trở nên tự tin hơn. (She became more confident.)

• Biến thành (v): to transform into, to change into (can imply a more magical or complete metamorphosis).

  • Cô tiên biến quả bí thành cỗ xe ngựa. (The fairy transformed the pumpkin into a carriage.)

Synonyms

• Become: to begin to be.
• Turn into: to change and develop into something different.

Related Idioms

• Trở thành gánh nặng: to become a burden.

  • Căn bệnh trở thành gánh nặng cho gia đình. (The illness became a burden for the family.)

• Trở thành tro bụi: to be reduced to dust and ashes; to come to nothing.

  • Tất cả kế hoạch của họ đã trở thành tro bụi. (All their plans were reduced to ashes.)