niàng chéng
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  • v.lead to; bring on; ferment

    • xiǎo cuò bù gǎi wǎng wǎng huì niàng chéng dà cuò

      往往酿成大错

      Small mistakes left uncorrected will lead to big ones.

    • zài è liè de tiān qì xià zhuó lù duì yú rèn hé fēi xíng yuán dōu shì yī xiàng wēi xiǎn de gōng zuò shèn zhì jí xiǎo de chā cuò dōu kě néng niàng chéng yī chǎng zāi nàn

      恶劣天气着陆对于任何飞行员危险工作甚至极小差错可能酿成灾难

      Landing in bad weather is a tricky task for any pilot, even the smallest error can lead to disaster.

    • yī gè fān yì cuò wù jī hū niàng chéng yī chǎng wài jiāo shì gù

      翻译错误几乎酿成外交事故

      An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident.

    • shī zú yī nà mǐ yě xǔ jiù huì niàng chéng wú fǎ wǎn jiù de qiān gǔ hèn

      失足纳米也许酿成无法挽救千古

      Even a slip of only one nanometer may lead to a long-term irreversible regrettable matter.

Word usage

  • Note
    "酿成" is different from "造成" and "促成". The results of "促成" are mostly good; the results of "酿成" and "causing" are mostly bad. The semantic meaning of "酿成" is more important than "造成".