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Definitions
- 1. to succeed
- 2. to finish
- 3. to complete
- 4. to accomplish
- 5. to become
- 6. to turn into
- 7. to be all right
- 8. OK!
- 9. one tenth
Example Sentences
1 shownTom 想 成 為一個飛機師。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 成
the rice is cooked
layered
sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
manufactured goods
marginal cost
brain imaging technique
to cast in metal
to get married
(literary) to achieve success
seemly
Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom)
to complete a contract
Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁[míng rén]
Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
can be expected to be a success
work that makes one's name
highly effective
to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc)
to generate
accomplishment
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
to finish (writing a book); to appear in book form
Shing-Tung Yau (1949-), Chinese-American mathematician, Fields medalist in 1982
minor (i.e. person under 18)
Chang'an county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
to become accustomed to sth through long practice
to put sth together from component parts
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[hán xìn] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[dà jiāng jūn]
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
growth mindset
Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China
Kawabata Yasunari, Japanese literature Nobel laureate
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
ready-made phrase
Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back to Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea
finished goods
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
see 有情人終成眷屬|有情人终成眷属[yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ]
to make sth of oneself
Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
innumerable
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
to accomplish the objective
lit. to form an army
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
sexual maturity
production costs
to become; to turn into
lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
The army is completely routed. (idiom)
(coll.) all day long
built-up area
to look favorably on sth
to do something at one go
see 磨杵成針|磨杵成针[mó chǔ chéng zhēn]
minor (not an adult)
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
historic cost (accounting)
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
sense of achievement
as if made by heaven
total costs
to draw (a competition)
coordinative compound word
Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang
imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
drug addiction
anabolic steroids
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
the year's harvest
to complete; to accomplish
lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
achieving nothing
primosol (soil taxonomy)
integrated circuit
to watch in anticipation (idiom)
well established
rivers of blood (idiom)
adult
suitable for adults
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you
fait accompli
share included in composite index
to shrink into
seemly
thermosphere
an established precedent
composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization)
Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
all day long
worthless
disapproval
to set each other off nicely
Sing Pao Daily News
Baoji-Chengdu Railway
to make a serious mistake (idiom)
to resemble nature itself
(idiom) to die a martyr; to be martyred
to form an image
underage
family member
processing cost
spanning tree (in graph theory)
to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
innumerable
to reach illumination (Buddhism)
(of a group of people) to run about helplessly
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周[xī zhōu], son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng]
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Chengdu 成都 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆
synthesizer
cosmology
approval
to make (wine or spirits)
Xue Fucheng (1838-1894), Qing official and progressive political theorist
to form
innumerable
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
to be done
see 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[nǎo xiū chéng nù]
adult
to band together
to form a pair
to get married
to consider as; to take to be
to fly into a rage out of humiliation
splendid and powerful (of story)
to mature
to bring up (a child)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
imperfect
forming a complete set
synthetic fiber
Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China
statute
preconceived idea
Xiong Chengji (1887-1910), anti-Qing revolutionary and martyr
member country
composition; ingredient; element; component
ready-made clothes
osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); brittle bone disease
to obtain confessions under torture
see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xí fù ào chéng pó]
plutonic rock
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)
to approve
established rules
to marry after getting pregnant
year in, year out (idiom)
all night long
accomplished though young
to have achieved nothing
to form a circle, ring or loop
to twist (strands) together to form a rope
composition
lit. to flood (idiom)
Rongcheng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
to form pairs
halosol (soil taxonomy)
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to facilitate
to die for a good cause
to vary inversely
(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
mandatory college exam for immigrants
school report or transcript
see 不像話|不像话[bù xiàng huà]
synthetic detergent
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
Emperor Wucheng of Qi, personal name 高湛[gāo dān] (537-568), reigned 561-565
intensive course
Cheng county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu
(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
to become a Buddha
lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
ready-made
(of a large number of things) to form an expanse
to cut into cubes
prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
to afford (a magnificent view etc)
synthetic oil
(finance) dollar cost averaging
result
achievement
to fly on a crane and become immortal
to settle down and get married (of a man)
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
in groups
in a great mess
lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
semi-manufactured goods
refined oil
to make up (out of components)
won't get far; unlikely to be successful
to make eyes
survival rate
lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
experienced and knowledgeable
not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
to take a percentage (from a sum of money)
vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)
to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
win or lose, it all ends here
perfect tense (grammar)
Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
to compose
Chenghua, reign title of the eighth Ming emperor (reigned 1465-1487)
hidebound by convention (idiom)
unwritten (rule)
to merge
to get married and start a career (idiom)
bloodthirsty
thrombosis
to drip with sweat
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
to be tempered into a steel
to become second nature
harvest
to achieve astounding results (idiom)
to charge (an entity) with (a task)
mature; ripe
Fuchengmen neighborhood of Beijing
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
to manufacture
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
to form a coherent composition
effect
low cost
to create an issue
to reach agreement
curious coincidence
please help achieve something (formal)
success or failure
to make one's name
Chengdu Sports University
sunk cost (economics)
fundamentally complete
to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations
anabolism (biology)
long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
God became man
Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
to translate into (Chinese, English etc)
Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang
to change into
Satyasiddhi school of Buddhism
composite context
to cut up (into pieces)
mature
lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)
hydrogenated oil
to come true
absolute necessity
Amoghasiddhi Buddha
to be addicted
to form an image
proportional to inverse square (physics)
integrated (as in integrated circuit)
chemical composition
growth rate
hatred caused by love (idiom)
nine-tenths
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[yǒng lè]
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
see 成雙成對|成双成对[chéng shuāng chéng duì]
Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
to complete a construction project
to establish
part
radiogenic material
to calcine (purify by heating)
erythropoietin (EPO)
to succeed or die trying (idiom)
King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC
succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
modified compound word
won't do
nucleosynthesis
eighty percent
reborn as immortal
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
disastrous
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
to retain a portion (of profits etc)
opportunity cost
can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
(chemical) synthesis
to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight
Failure is the mother of success.
loan idiom
Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader
the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance
to make sth of oneself
social composition
to survive
Chang'an county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
to overreach oneself
to be successful in business
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[jīn zhèng rì], uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn], in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed
to regard as
to help sb accomplish his aim
pyroclastic
meiosis (in sexual reproduction)
to constitute
(Internet slang) to use foul language (pun on 出口成章[chū kǒu chéng zhāng])
(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
in batches
(geology) igneous
exponentially
computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)
a self-made genius
love will find a way (idiom)
Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
success at one go
to form
to bring about
a dream come true
to divide (into)
coming of age ceremony
to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
to put together
see 胸有成竹[xiōng yǒu chéng zhú]
(of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed
a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
to become shaped
to pretend
sale price; negotiated price; price reached at auction
Is it possible that ... ?
game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
compound word
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
deeply ingrained
to get married (idiom)
one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
to establish
see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shí ná jiǔ wěn]
minor (i.e. person under 18)
to make sense
logical
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
synthetic rubber
cause
Rongcheng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
accumulated habits become custom
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
to form a large group (idiom)
preformed
to be unable to sleep at night
normal cost (accountancy)
accepted theory or formulation
nucleation
to have a style of one's own
Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office
to unify
adult
hundreds
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
Narita Airport (Tokyo)
to make sth of oneself
completely
photosynthesis
making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable
to be a problem
unwritten law
member
(Internet slang) to be dog-tired
Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-347)
cut into
the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
frequency synthesis
(idiom) nurture makes second nature
adult person
(Taoism) to become an immortal
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
sense of accomplishment
to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork
to grow up
Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
(linguistics) portmanteau
persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
(of a male) to come of age
to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)
Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
Roncheng bay near Weihai 威海市 on north coast of Shandong
to organize
phytochemical
to form
written
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
to grate
to have become common practice (idiom)
thousands
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
to convert
Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
assembled phonology
to look favorably on sth
to win instant success (idiom)
produced by wind
to huddle together
to take shape
to complement one another (idiom)
What a scandal!
to be successful in one's studies
compound
speech synthesis
to embark on a journey
addictiveness
to win success and recognition (idiom)
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
shapeless
to cultivate
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
the Almagest by Ptolemy
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
to pupate
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
to grow to adulthood
Internet addiction
igneous rock (geology)
intentional
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
purity in carat weight
patent medicine
successfully accomplished (project or goal)
to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
bone formation
crash (course)
to reach (an agreement)
Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater
to cause
in groups of three or four (idiom)
to come to nothing (idiom)