chéng
Pinyin

Definition

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chéng
  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
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Chéng
  1. surname Cheng

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

chéng
  1. 1 city walls
  2. 2 city
  3. 3 town
  4. 4 classifier: 座 zuò
  5. 5 classifier: 道 dào
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
Shèng
  1. 1 surname Sheng
chéng
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to ladle
  4. 4 to pick up with a utensil
shèng
  1. 1 flourishing
  2. 2 vigorous
  3. 3 magnificent
  4. 4 extensively
chéng
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 authentic
  3. 3 really
  4. 4 truly

Related Words (20)

wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)

Sample Sentences

明儿你就给我出门儿去找工作,别成天赖在家里。没个正经工作,我看你上哪儿找媳妇儿!
míngr nǐ jiù gěi wǒ chūméner qù zhǎo gōngzuò ,bié chéngtiān lài zài jiālǐ 。méi ge zhèngjīng gōngzuò ,wǒ kàn nǐ shàng nǎr zhǎo xífur !
Tomorrow You’re gonna go out and get a job. Don’t stay home all day. If you don’t have a serious job, I’ll see where you can find a wife!
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你说得很有道理,但是这个提案成本太高了。
nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli ,dànshì zhège tíàn chéngběn tài gāo le 。
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
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这个提案好是好,但是成本太高了。
zhège tíàn hǎo shì hǎo ,dànshì chéngběn tài gāo le 。
This is a great idea, but the costs are too high.
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很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声,尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲,他不只相声厉害,还熟悉各种戏曲,所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ,yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ,tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ,hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ,suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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十字常常写成千字,千字常常写成十字。
shí zì chángcháng xiě chéng qiān zì ,qiān zì chángcháng xiě chéng shí zì 。
Often, he writes the character 10 as 1000, and would write the character for 1000 as the character for 10.
因为成本太高了,所以这个计划好像行不通。
yīnwèi chéngběn tài gāo le ,suǒyǐ zhège jìhuà hǎoxiàng xíngbutōng 。
Because the cost is too high, this project might not be able to proceed.
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你最近太贪玩儿了,成绩下滑了不少,差不多该收收心了。
nǐ zuìjìn tài tānwán r le ,chéngjì xiàhuá le bùshǎo ,chàbuduō gāi shōu shōuxīn le 。
You have been too playful lately and your grades have dropped a lot. It's almost time to get back to study mode.
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枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。
kūyèdié wěizhuāng chéng yèzi 、biànsèlóng gǎibiàn zìjǐ de yánsè dōu shì wèile duǒbì tiāndí 、bǎohù zìjǐ 。
Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.
但动物身上颜色的形成常常不只是因为一朵花、一株草或一棵树,而是整个自然环境。
dàn dòngwù shēnshang yánsè de xíngchéng chángcháng bù zhǐshì yīnwèi yī duǒ huā 、yī zhū cǎo huò yī kē shù ,érshì zhěnggè zìrán huánjìng 。
However, the camouflage is usually not just a flower, a bead of grass, or a tree, it is often the entire environment.
在太阳系中,水星跟太阳的距离很近,受到太阳高温的影响,水星白天的地表温度非常高,可以达到摄氏427度,因此水星没办法像邻近的金星和地球一样形成一层厚厚的大气层。
zài tàiyángxì zhōng ,Shuǐxīng gēn tàiyang de jùlí hěn jìn ,shòudào tàiyang gāowēn de yǐngxiǎng ,Shuǐxīng báitiān de dìbiǎo wēndù fēicháng gāo ,kěyǐ dádào Shèshì sìbǎièrshíqī dù ,yīncǐ Shuǐxīng méi bànfǎ xiàng línjìn de Jīnxīng hé dìqiú yīyàng xíngchéng yīcéng hòu hòu de dàqìcéng 。
In the solar system, Mercury is very close to the sun. Because of the high temperature from the sun, the ground temperature on Mercury is very high, which is up to 427 degree celsius. Therefore, Mercury cannot form a thick layer of atmosphere like Venus and Earth.