成
chéng
Pinyin
Definition
成
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- to succeed
- to finish
- to complete
- to accomplish
- to become
- to turn into
- to be all right
- OK!
- one tenth
成
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- surname Cheng
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
- 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
- 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
- 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
- 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
- 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!
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!
你说得很有道理,但是这个提案成本太高了。
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
这个提案好是好,但是成本太高了。
This is a great idea, but the costs are too high.
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。
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.
十字常常写成千字,千字常常写成十字。
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。
Because the cost is too high, this project might not be able to proceed.
你最近太贪玩儿了,成绩下滑了不少,差不多该收收心了。
You have been too playful lately and your grades have dropped a lot. It's almost time to get back to study mode.
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。
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。
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。
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.