Pronunciation
:
chéng
Meaning
:
(verb) to become
HSK
:
2
Notes
:
Also as

  • [HSK6] (measure word) one tenth
成
Pronunciation
:
chéng
Meaning
:
  1. (verb) accomplish; succeed
  2. (verb) become; turn into
  3. (noun) result; achievement;
  4. (adj) fully developed or fully grown
  5. (adj) in considerable numbers or amounts
  6. (measure word) one tenth
Radical
:
戈
Strokes
:
6
Traditional
:
成
Sentences:
两个人成了好朋友。
The two of them became good friends.

liǎng gè rén chéng le hǎo péng you 。

两
:
two
个
:
measure word
人
:
people
成
:
become
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
好
:
good
朋友
:
friend
天气变冷了，水成冰了。
The weather got cold, and the water turned into ice.

tiān qì biàn lěng le ， shuǐ chéng bīng le 。

天气
:
weather
变
:
become
冷
:
cold
了
:
(change of state)
水
:
water
成
:
become/turn into
冰
:
ice
了
:
(change of state)
他努力学习，终于成了工程师。
He studied hard and finally became an engineer.

tā nǔ lì xué xí ， zhōng yú chéng le gōng chéng shī 。

他
:
he
努力
:
study hard
学习
:
study
终于
:
finally
成
:
become
了
:
(completed action)
工程师
:
engineer
他成不了大事。
He can’t accomplish anything significant.

tā chéng bu liǎo dà shì 。

他
:
he
成
:
accomplish
不了
:
(used after a verb) cannot; be unable to; be imposible to
大事
:
great (or major) event; important matter; major issue
只要你坚持，这件事一定能成。
As long as you persist, this matter will definitely succeed.

zhǐ yào nǐ jiān chí ， zhè jiàn shì yí dìng néng chéng 。

只要
:
as long as
你
:
you
坚持
:
persist
这
:
this
件
:
(measure word)
事
:
matter
一定
:
definitely
能
:
can
成
:
succeed
这个方法不一定成。
This method may not necessarily work.

zhè gè fāng fǎ bù yí dìng chéng 。

这
:
this
个
:
(measure word)
方法
:
method
不
:
not
一定
:
necessarily
成
:
work/succeed