Word

成 (chéng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 成

量 liàng measure word

tenth part (10% unit)

我有八成的把握能通过考试。

wǒ yǒu bā chéng de bǎ wò néng tōng guò kǎo shì

I'm 80% confident I can pass the exam.

Word breakdown

成 chéng — tenth part (10% unit)

1 变成 biàn chéng — to become, to turn into HSK 3
- 变 to change, to transform
- 成 into, to become (result state)
Example

水在零度以下会变成冰。

shuǐ zài líng dù yǐ xià huì biàn chéng bīng

Water becomes ice below zero degrees.
2 完成 wán chéng — complete HSK 3
- 完 complete, whole, finished
- 成 accomplish, achieve, succeed
Example

我已经完成了今天的工作。

wǒ yǐ jīng wán chéng le jīn tiān de gōng zuò

I have already completed today's work.
3 成绩 chéng jì — grade; score; result; achievement HSK 3
- 成 accomplishment; completion
- 绩 merit; achievement record
Example

他的成绩很好。

tā de chéng jì hěn hǎo

His grades are very good.
4 养成 yǎng chéng — to cultivate; to develop (a habit) HSK 4
- 养 to nurture; to cultivate (the process of gradual development)
- 成 to form; to become (the completion or result)
Example

我们应该养成良好的学习习惯。

wǒ men yīng gāi yǎng chéng liáng hǎo de xué xí xí guàn

We should develop good study habits.
5 成为 chéng wéi — to become HSK 4
- 成 accomplish, complete (the transformation)
- 为 to be, to act as
Example

他成为了一名优秀的医生。

tā chéng wéi le yì míng yōu xiù de yī shēng

He became an excellent doctor.

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6 成功 chéng gōng — succeed HSK 4
- 成 to achieve, to accomplish
- 功 merit, achievement, result
Example

他终于成功了。

tā zhōng yú chéng gōng le

He finally succeeded.
7 当成 dàng chéng — regard as; treat as HSK 5
- 当 to regard; to treat
- 成 as; into
Example

我们不能把他当成敌人。

wǒ men bù néng bǎ tā dàng chéng dí rén

We cannot treat him as an enemy.
8 形成 xíng chéng — to form HSK 5
- 形 form, shape
- 成 become, accomplish
Example

我们需要形成一个共识。

wǒ men xū yào xíng chéng yí ge gòng shí

We need to form a consensus.
9 成人 chéng rén — to become an adult HSK 5
- 成 to become mature/complete
- 人 person
Example

他十八岁就成人了。

tā shí bā suì jiù chéng rén le

He became an adult at eighteen.
10 成分 chéng fèn — component, ingredient, composition HSK 5
- 成 formed, constituted
- 分 part, portion
Example

食品标签上列出了所有成分。

shí pǐn biāo qiān shàng liè chū le suǒ yǒu chéng fèn

The food label lists all the ingredients.
11 成员 chéng yuán — member HSK 5
- 成 to become, to constitute, to form
- 员 person, member, personnel
Example

他是我们团队的重要成员。

tā shì wǒ men tuán duì de zhòng yào chéng yuán

He is an important member of our team.
12 成就 chéng jiù — achievement HSK 5
- 成 completion, success
- 就 accomplishment, attainment
Example

这是我一生中最大的成就。

zhè shì wǒ yì shēng zhōng zuì dà de chéng jiù

This is the greatest achievement of my life.
13 成年 chéng nián — to come of age, to reach adulthood HSK 5
- 成 to become, to reach (a state)
- 年 age, years
Example

他今年十八岁，已经成年了。

tā jīn nián shí bā suì yǐ jīng chéng nián le

He is eighteen years old this year and has already come of age.
14 成本 chéng běn — cost HSK 5
- 成 formation, what is made/formed
- 本 fundamental amount, principal, basis
Example

我们需要降低生产成本。

wǒ men xū yào jiàng dī shēng chǎn chéng běn

We need to reduce production costs.
15 成果 chéng guǒ — achievement HSK 5
- 成 accomplishment, completion, success
- 果 result, outcome, fruit
Example

科学家们展示了最新的研究成果。

kē xué jiā men zhǎn shì le zuì xīn de yán jiū chéng guǒ

The scientists presented their latest research achievements.
16 成熟 chéng shú — to mature, to ripen HSK 5
- 成 to become complete, to accomplish
- 熟 fully developed, ripe
Example

这些苹果已经成熟了。

zhè xiē píng guǒ yǐ jīng chéng shú le

These apples have already ripened.
17 成立 chéng lì — to establish, to found, to set up HSK 5
- 成 to become complete, to accomplish
- 立 to stand, to establish
Example

这家公司成立于2010年。

zhè jiā gōng sī chéng lì yú èr líng yī líng nián

This company was established in 2010.
18 成长 chéng zhǎng — to grow up HSK 5
- 成 to become, to achieve completion
- 长 to grow, to develop
Example

每个人都需要时间来成长。

měi gè rén dōu xū yào shí jiān lái chéng zhǎng

Everyone needs time to grow up.
19 构成 gòu chéng — to constitute, to form HSK 5
- 构 to construct, to structure
- 成 to form, to become, to complete
Example

水由氢和氧构成。

shuǐ yóu qīng hé yǎng gòu chéng

Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
20 组成 zǔ chéng — to form, to compose, to constitute HSK 5
- 组 to organize, to group together
- 成 to become, to form into
Example

这个团队由五个人组成。

zhè ge tuán duì yóu wǔ ge rén zǔ chéng

This team is composed of five people.
21 赞成 zàn chéng — to approve, to agree with HSK 5
- 赞 praise, approval
- 成 to complete, to affirm
Example

我赞成你的意见。

wǒ zàn chéng nǐ de yì jiàn

I agree with your opinion.
22 达成 dá chéng — to reach, to achieve HSK 5
- 达 to reach, to arrive at
- 成 to complete, to accomplish
Example

我们达成了协议。

wǒ men dá chéng le xié yì

We reached an agreement.
23 造成 zào chéng — to cause HSK 5
- 造 to make, to create
- 成 to become, to form into
Example

这次事故造成了严重的损失。

zhè cì shì gù zào chéng le yán zhòng de sǔn shī

This accident caused serious losses.
24 不成 bù chéng — won't do HSK 6
- 不 not (negation)
- 成 succeed, work out
Example

这样不成，我们得想别的办法。

zhè yàng bù chéng wǒ men děi xiǎng bié de bàn fǎ

This won't do, we have to think of another way.
25 合成 hé chéng — synthesize HSK 6
- 合 combine, join together
- 成 form, become
Example

这种化学物质是由两种元素合成的。

zhè zhǒng huà xué wù zhì shì yóu liǎng zhǒng yuán sù hé chéng de

This chemical substance is synthesized from two elements.
26 成交 chéng jiāo — to close a deal, to conclude a transaction HSK 6
- 成 to complete, to accomplish (indicates successful completion)
- 交 to exchange, to hand over (indicates transaction or delivery)
Example

这笔生意终于成交了。

zhè bǐ shēng yi zhōng yú chéng jiāo le

This business deal finally closed.
27 成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn — thousands upon thousands HSK 6
- 成 reaching, amounting to
- 千 thousand
- 上 up to, above
- 万 ten thousand
Example

成千上万的人参加了这次活动。

chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng

Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.
28 成效 chéng xiào — effect, result, effectiveness HSK 6
- 成 achievement, accomplishment, success
- 效 effect, efficacy, result
Example

这个项目取得了显著的成效。

zhè ge xiàng mù qǔ dé le xiǎn zhù de chéng xiào

This project has achieved remarkable results.
29 成语 chéng yǔ — idiom HSK 6
- 成 established, fixed, formed
- 语 phrase, expression, saying
Example

学习成语可以帮助你更好地理解中国文化。

xué xí chéng yǔ kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ gèng hǎo de lǐ jiě Zhōng guó wén huà

Learning idioms can help you better understand Chinese culture.
30 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén — minor HSK 6
- 未 not yet
- 成 become/reach
- 年 age/adulthood
- 人 person
Example

未成年人不能购买烟酒。

wèi chéng nián rén bù néng gòu mǎi yān jiǔ

Minors cannot purchase cigarettes and alcohol.
31 生成 shēng chéng — to generate HSK 6
- 生 to produce, to bring forth
- 成 to form, to become complete
Example

这个程序可以自动生成报告。

zhè ge chéng xù kě yǐ zì dòng shēng chéng bào gào

This program can automatically generate reports.
32 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng — accomplish nothing HSK 7
- 一 one, a single (emphasizes not even one thing)
- 事 matter, thing, affair
- 无 without, not have
- 成 accomplish, succeed, complete
Example

他整天玩游戏，一事无成。

tā zhěng tiān wán yóu xì yī shì wú chéng

He plays games all day and accomplishes nothing.
33 一成不变 yì chéng bù biàn — unchanging, immutable HSK 7
- 一 one, once (indicating fixedness)
- 成 formed, established, completed
- 不 not
- 变 change
Example

一成不变的做法已经过时了。

yì chéng bù biàn de zuò fǎ yǐ jīng guò shí le

The unchanging approach is already outdated.
34 众志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng — unity is strength HSK 7
- 众 many, multitude, collective
- 志 will, determination, aspiration
- 成 become, form, achieve
- 城 fortress, citadel, stronghold
Example

全国人民众志成城，共同抗击疫情。

quán guó rén mín zhòng zhì chéng chéng gòng tóng kàng jī yì qíng

People nationwide unite as one to fight the epidemic together.
35 促成 cù chéng — to bring about, to facilitate HSK 7
- 促 to urge, to hasten, to promote
- 成 to accomplish, to succeed, to complete
Example

这次会议促成了两国之间的合作。

zhè cì huì yì cù chéng le liǎng guó zhī jiān de hé zuò

This meeting facilitated cooperation between the two countries.
36 八成 bā chéng — most likely HSK 7
- 八 eight (representing 80%)
- 成 tenth, part (one out of ten)
Example

他八成不会来了。

tā bā chéng bù huì lái le

He most likely won't come.
37 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng — to speak eloquently and fluently HSK 7
- 出 to come out, to exit
- 口 mouth
- 成 to become, to form
- 章 chapter, article, literary composition
Example

他出口成章，演讲时从不需要准备稿子。

tā chū kǒu chéng zhāng yǎn jiǎng shí cóng bù xū yào zhǔn bèi gǎo zi

He speaks eloquently and fluently; he never needs to prepare a script when giving speeches.
38 分成 fēn chéng — divide into HSK 7
- 分 divide, separate, split
- 成 into, become (indicating result)
Example

我们把学生分成三个小组。

wǒ men bǎ xué sheng fēn chéng sān gè xiǎo zǔ

We divided the students into three small groups.
39 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng — may all your wishes come true HSK 7
- 心 heart; represents the mind or heart where wishes originate
- 想 think/wish; the mental act of desiring or wishing for something
- 事 matter/thing; the things or matters that are wished for
- 成 accomplish/become; the realization or fulfillment of wishes
Example

祝你新年心想事成，万事如意。

zhù nǐ xīn nián xīn xiǎng shì chéng wàn shì rú yì

Wishing you a Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true and everything go well.
40 急于求成 jí yú qiú chéng — eager for quick success HSK 7
- 急 urgent, anxious, hasty
- 于 at, in (grammatical particle connecting adjective to verb)
- 求 seek, pursue, strive for
- 成 success, achievement, completion
Example

学习语言不能急于求成，需要循序渐进。

xué xí yǔ yán bù néng jí yú qiú chéng xū yào xún xù jiàn jìn

Learning a language cannot be rushed; one needs to proceed step by step.
41 恼羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù — to become angry from embarrassment HSK 7
- 恼 annoyed, vexed
- 羞 ashamed, embarrassed
- 成 become, turn into
- 怒 anger, rage
Example

他被指出错误后恼羞成怒，摔门而去。

tā bèi zhǐ chū cuò wù hòu nǎo xiū chéng nù shuāi mén ér qù

When his mistake was pointed out, he became angry from embarrassment and slammed the door as he left.
42 成全 chéng quán — to help fulfill, to make possible HSK 7
- 成 to accomplish, to achieve
- 全 complete, whole, fulfill
Example

为了成全朋友，我放弃了这个机会。

wèi le chéng quán péng you wǒ fàng qì le zhè ge jī huì

To help my friend succeed, I gave up this opportunity.
43 成品 chéng pǐn — finished product HSK 7
- 成 completed, finished
- 品 product, goods
Example

这些成品已经准备好出口了。

zhè xiē chéng pǐn yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo chū kǒu le

These finished products are ready for export.
44 成型 chéng xíng — to take shape HSK 7
- 成 to become, to complete
- 型 shape, form, mold
Example

这个计划已经成型了。

zhè ge jì huà yǐ jīng chéng xíng le

This plan has already taken shape.
45 成天 chéng tiān — all day long HSK 7
- 成 complete/whole
- 天 day
Example

他成天玩游戏。

tā chéng tiān wán yóu xì

He plays games all day long.
46 成家 chéng jiā — to get married and start a family HSK 7
- 成 to accomplish, to establish
- 家 family, home
Example

我打算先立业再成家。

wǒ dǎ suàn xiān lì yè zài chéng jiā

I plan to establish my career first before starting a family.
47 成家立业 chéng jiā lì yè — start a family and build a career HSK 7
- 成 accomplish, establish
- 家 family, household
- 立 establish, set up
- 业 career, business
Example

他三十岁就成家立业了。

tā sān shí suì jiù chéng jiā lì yè le

He started a family and established his career at thirty.
48 成心 chéng xīn — deliberately HSK 7
- 成 formed, established
- 心 mind, intention
Example

他成心不告诉我真相。

tā chéng xīn bù gào su wǒ zhēn xiàng

He deliberately didn't tell me the truth.
49 成才 chéng cái — to become a useful/talented person HSK 7
- 成 to become, to achieve
- 才 talent, capability
Example

父母都希望自己的孩子能够成才。

fù mǔ dōu xī wàng zì jǐ de hái zi néng gòu chéng cái

All parents hope their children can become accomplished individuals.
50 成群结队 chéng qún jié duì — in droves; in crowds HSK 7
- 成 form; become
- 群 group; crowd
- 结 tie; form; unite
- 队 team;队ue; organized group
Example

放学后，学生们成群结队地走出校门。

fàng xué hòu xué shēng men chéng qún jié duì de zǒu chū xiào mén

After school, students walked out of the school gate in groups.
51 现成 xiàn chéng — ready-made HSK 7
- 现 already existing, present
- 成 completed, finished, formed
Example

这里没有现成的答案。

zhè lǐ méi yǒu xiàn chéng de dá àn

There are no ready-made answers here.
52 相辅相成 xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng — complement and supplement each other HSK 7
- 相 mutually, reciprocally
- 辅 assist, supplement, support
- 相 mutually, reciprocally
- 成 accomplish, complete, form
Example

理论和实践相辅相成，缺一不可。

lǐ lùn hé shí jiàn xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng quē yī bù kě

Theory and practice complement each other; neither can be absent.
53 约定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng — established by convention HSK 7
- 约 to agree, to arrange
- 定 to establish, to fix
- 俗 custom, common practice
- 成 to become, to be formed
Example

语言中有很多约定俗成的规则。

yǔ yán zhōng yǒu hěn duō yuē dìng sú chéng de guī zé

There are many conventional rules in language.
54 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú — to have a well-thought-out plan; to be fully prepared and confident HSK 7
- 胸 chest; represents the inner mind where the plan is held
- 有 to have; indicates possession of the plan
- 成 complete; indicates the plan is fully formed
- 竹 bamboo; refers to the complete bamboo painting visualized in mind
Example

经过充分的准备，我对明天的面试胸有成竹。

jīng guò chōng fèn de zhǔn bèi wǒ duì míng tiān de miàn shì xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

After thorough preparation, I am fully confident about tomorrow's interview.
55 落成 luò chéng — to be completed (of construction) HSK 7
- 落 to settle into place
- 成 to complete, to accomplish
Example

新图书馆将于明年落成。

xīn tú shū guǎn jiāng yú míng nián luò chéng

The new library will be completed next year.
56 顺理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng — naturally follows; logical consequence HSK 7
- 顺 following, going along with
- 理 reason, logic, principle
- 成 forming, becoming, achieving
- 章 pattern, order, structure, coherence
Example

既然你已经做好了准备，成功就是顺理成章的事。

jì rán nǐ yǐ jīng zuò hǎo le zhǔn bèi chéng gōng jiù shì shùn lǐ chéng zhāng de shì

Since you're already well-prepared, success is a natural consequence.