How to Say ‘Change... to...’ in Simplified Chinese
把…改成…
bǎ gǎi chéng
[bah gai chung]
💬 Usage Tip: [把…改成…] is a very useful pattern for "change A to B." Put the old thing after [把], then the new thing after [改成]: [把晚饭改成七点吃].
Phrase Breakdown
把
bǎ
[bah]
ba-construction marker
Used before the object that is being changed, moved, or handled in a sentence pattern.
把奶茶改成无糖茶更合适。
Changing milk tea to unsweetened tea is more suitable.
改成
gǎi chéng
[gai chung]
change into; switch to
Shows the result of changing one option into another option.
把晚上的点心改成水果。
Change the evening snack to fruit.
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