<p>当 = be (in a role/ in a position)</p>
<p>变成 = change into/ become (something)</p>
<ul>
<li><p>我想要<strong>当</strong>你的小猫猫 - &quot;I want to <strong>be</strong> your little kitten&quot;</p>
</li>
<li><p>我想要<strong>变成</strong>你的猫 - &quot;I want to <strong>become</strong> your cat&quot;</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The translator didn't follow the lyrics word for word</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>想要<strong>变成</strong>你的猫 - &quot;I want to <strong>become/change into</strong> your cat&quot;</p>

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2023-11-10T13:12:40.087Z
"pussycat" sounds nicer!
Pedroski
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<p>In the song 学猫叫 (Xue Mao Jiao) are two lines that seem to have <a href="https://asianeuphoria.com/2018/10/10/lyrics-xiao-pan-pan-and-xiao-feng-feng-learn-to-meow/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">similar</a> <a href="https://translate.google.com/?sl=zh-CN&amp;tl=en&amp;text=*%20%E6%88%91%E6%83%B3%E8%A6%81%E5%BD%93%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E5%B0%8F%E7%8C%AB%E7%8C%AB%20%20%0A*%20%E6%83%B3%E8%A6%81%E5%8F%98%E6%88%90%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E7%8C%AB%20&amp;op=translate" rel="nofollow noreferrer">English</a> <a href="https://www.echinesesong.com/xue-mao-jiao-%E5%AD%A6%E7%8C%AB%E5%8F%AB-learn-to-meow-lyrics-%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E-with-pinyin-by-xiao-pan-pan-%E5%B0%8F%E6%BD%98%E6%BD%98-xiao-feng-feng-%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B0%E5%B3%B0/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">translations</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>我想要当你的小猫猫 - &quot;I want to be your cat&quot;</li>
<li>想要变成你的猫 - &quot;I want to be your cat&quot;</li>
</ul>
<p>Do 当 and 变成 mean the same thing in this context, or has my English translation lost nuances that make the words different somehow?</p>

<meaning-in-context><verbs>
To Be - 变成 vs 当
# To Be - 变成 vs 当

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-11-09)

In the song 学猫叫 (Xue Mao Jiao) are two lines that seem to have [similar](https://asianeuphoria.com/2018/10/10/lyrics-xiao-pan-pan-and-xiao-feng-feng-learn-to-meow/) [English](https://translate.google.com/?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&text=*%20%E6%88%91%E6%83%B3%E8%A6%81%E5%BD%93%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E5%B0%8F%E7%8C%AB%E7%8C%AB%20%20%0A*%20%E6%83%B3%E8%A6%81%E5%8F%98%E6%88%90%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E7%8C%AB%20&op=translate) [translations](https://www.echinesesong.com/xue-mao-jiao-%E5%AD%A6%E7%8C%AB%E5%8F%AB-learn-to-meow-lyrics-%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E-with-pinyin-by-xiao-pan-pan-%E5%B0%8F%E6%BD%98%E6%BD%98-xiao-feng-feng-%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B0%E5%B3%B0/):

* 我想要当你的小猫猫 - "I want to be your cat"
* 想要变成你的猫 - "I want to be your cat"

Do 当 and 变成 mean the same thing in this context, or has my English translation lost nuances that make the words different somehow?

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, verbs

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-11-09. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

当 = be (in a role/ in a position)

变成 = change into/ become (something)

* 我想要**当**你的小猫猫 - "I want to **be** your little kitten"
* 我想要**变成**你的猫 - "I want to **become** your cat"

The translator didn't follow the lyrics word for word


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-11-09. Score: 1

想要**变成**你的猫 - "I want to **become/change into** your cat"

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "pussycat" sounds nicer!  

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