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• 成 chéng to succeed to finish to complete to accomplish to become to turn into to be all right OK! one tenth Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成 Chéng surname Cheng Show Strokes
• 成功 chéng gōng success to succeed CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] Example Usage Show Strokes

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• 成功 Chéng gōng Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan Show Strokes
• 完成 wán chéng to complete to accomplish Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成为 Trad. 成為 chéng wéi to become to turn into Example Usage Show Strokes
• 形成 xíng chéng to form to take shape Example Usage Show Strokes
• 造成 zào chéng to bring about to create to cause Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成果 chéng guǒ result achievement gain profit CL:個|个[ge4] Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成立 chéng lì to establish to set up to be tenable to hold water Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成了 chéng le to be done to be ready that's enough! that will do! Example Usage Show Strokes
• 变成 Trad. 變成 biàn chéng to change into to turn into to become Example Usage Show Strokes
• 组成 Trad. 組成 zǔ chéng to form to make up to constitute Example Usage Show Strokes
• 构成 Trad. 構成 gòu chéng to constitute to form to compose to make up to configure (computing) Example Usage
• 成本 chéng běn (manufacturing, production etc) costs Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成都 Chéng dū Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成熟 chéng shú mature ripe to mature to ripen Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成员 Trad. 成員 chéng yuán member Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成长 Trad. 成長 chéng zhǎng to mature to grow growth Example Usage
• 成分 chéng fèn composition make-up ingredient element component one's social status CL:個|个[ge4] Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成就 chéng jiù accomplishment success achievement CL:個|个[ge4] to achieve (a result) to create to bring about Example Usage Show Strokes
• 生成 shēng chéng to generate to produce generated produced Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成人 chéng rén adult Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成绩 Trad. 成績 chéng jì achievement performance records grades CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] Example Usage
• 成因 chéng yīn cause factor cause of formation Show Strokes
• 平成 Píng chéng Heisei, reign name of Japanese Emperor Akihito, from 1989 Show Strokes
• 相辅相成 Trad. 相輔相成 xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng to complement one another (idiom) Example Usage
• 合成 hé chéng to compose to constitute compound synthesis mixture synthetic Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成文 chéng wén written statutory Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成药 Trad. 成藥 chéng yào patent medicine medicine already made up Show Strokes
• 成活 chéng huó to survive Show Strokes
• 卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào highly effective fruitful Example Usage Show Strokes
• 众志成城 Trad. 眾志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) Show Strokes
• 现成 Trad. 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made readily available Example Usage Show Strokes
• 建成 jiàn chéng to establish to build Example Usage Show Strokes
• 促成 cù chéng to facilitate to effect Example Usage
• 一成不变 Trad. 一成不變 yī chéng bù biàn nothing much changes (idiom); always the same stuck in a rut Show Strokes
• 成年 chéng nián to grow to adulthood fully grown the whole year Example Usage Show Strokes
• 未成 wèi chéng minor (i.e. person under 18) incomplete unachieved failed abortive Example Usage Show Strokes
• 责成 Trad. 責成 zé chéng give sb a task
• 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project Example Usage
• 成败 Trad. 成敗 chéng bài success or failure
• 成行 chéng xíng to embark on a journey Show Strokes
• 成效 chéng xiào effect result Show Strokes
• 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) to be highly successful Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成书 Trad. 成書 chéng shū publication a book's first appearance Show Strokes
• 顺理成章 Trad. 順理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng logical only to be expected rational and clearly structured (of text) Show Strokes
• 成像 chéng xiàng to form an image imaging Example Usage Show Strokes
• 分成 fēn chéng to divide (into) to split a bonus to break into tenths percentage allotment Example Usage Show Strokes
• 速成 sù chéng crash (course) accelerated (process) quick (fix) instant (success) to achieve in a short time Example Usage
• 文成 Wén chéng Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang Example Usage Show Strokes
• 集成 jí chéng integrated (as in integrated circuit) Example Usage
• 达成 Trad. 達成 dá chéng to reach (an agreement) to accomplish Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成份 chéng fèn composition make-up ingredient element component one's social status same as 成分 Example Usage Show Strokes
• 收成 shōu chéng harvest Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成型 chéng xíng to become shaped to become formed Example Usage
• 不成 bù chéng won't do unable to (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Example Usage Show Strokes
• 半成品 bàn chéng pǐn semi-manufactured goods semi-finished articles semi-finished products Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成套 chéng tào forming a complete set complementing one another Example Usage
• 当成 Trad. 當成 dàng chéng to consider as to take to be Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim to help sb succeed to complete to make whole to round off Example Usage Show Strokes
• 赞成 Trad. 贊成 zàn chéng to approve to endorse (literary) to assist Example Usage
• 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long all the time Example Usage Show Strokes
• 金成 Trad. 金晟 Jīn Chéng Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office Show Strokes
• 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man) to become a recognized expert Example Usage Show Strokes
• 八成 bā chéng eighty percent most probably most likely Show Strokes
• 成交 chéng jiāo to complete a contract to reach a deal Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成衣 chéng yī ready-made clothes Example Usage Show Strokes
• 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom) a card up one's sleeve forewarned is forearmed
• 成名 chéng míng to make one's name to become famous Example Usage Show Strokes
• 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù to win success and recognition (idiom) Show Strokes
• 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) Show Strokes
• 成田 Chéng tián Narita (Japanese surname and place name) Show Strokes
• 成虫 Trad. 成蟲 chéng chóng imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development) Show Strokes
• 成品 chéng pǐn finished goods a finished product Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hàn Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
• 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
• 成华 Trad. 成華 Chéng huá Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan Show Strokes
• 成语 Trad. 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation idiom proverb saying adage set expression CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold purity in carat weight quality fineness Example Usage Show Strokes
• 提成 tí chéng to take a percentage Example Usage Show Strokes
• 天成 tiān chéng as if made by heaven Example Usage Show Strokes
• 恼羞成怒 Trad. 惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
• 成仁 chéng rén to die for a good cause Show Strokes
• 老成 lǎo chéng mature experienced sophisticated Example Usage Show Strokes
• 组成部分 Trad. 組成部分 zǔ chéng bù fèn part component ingredient constituent Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成亲 Trad. 成親 chéng qīn to get married Show Strokes
• 中成葯 Trad. 中成藥 zhōng chéng yào prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
• 养成 Trad. 養成 yǎng chéng to cultivate to raise to form (a habit) to acquire Example Usage Show Strokes
• 酿成 Trad. 釀成 niàng chéng to form gradually to lead to
• 成瘾 Trad. 成癮 chéng yǐn to be addicted addiction
• 化学成分 Trad. 化學成分 huà xué chéng fèn chemical composition Show Strokes
• 打成一片 dǎ chéng yī piàn to merge to integrate to become as one to unify together Show Strokes
• 考试成绩 Trad. 考試成績 kǎo shì chéng jì exam results grades
• 成见 Trad. 成見 chéng jiàn preconceived idea bias prejudice Example Usage
• 成活率 chéng huó lǜ survival rate rate of success
• 不赞成 Trad. 不贊成 bù zàn chéng disapproval to disapprove
• 望子成龙 Trad. 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life to have great hopes for one's offspring to give one's child the best education as a career investment Example Usage
• 血栓形成 xuè shuān xíng chéng thrombosis Example Usage
• 成灾 Trad. 成災 chéng zāi disastrous to turn into a disaster Example Usage
• 成年者 chéng nián zhě adult Show Strokes
• 成绩单 Trad. 成績單 chéng jì dān school report or transcript
• 浑然天成 Trad. 渾然天成 hún rán tiān chéng to resemble nature itself of the highest quality (idiom)
• 达成协议 Trad. 達成協議 dá chéng xié yì to reach agreement
• 生产成本 Trad. 生產成本 shēng chǎn chéng běn production costs Show Strokes
• 家庭成员 Trad. 家庭成員 jiā tíng chéng yuán family member Example Usage
• 终成眷属 Trad. 終成眷屬 zhōng chéng juàn shǔ see 有情人終成眷屬|有情人终成眷属[you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3]
• 磁共振成像 cí gòng zhèn chéng xiàng magnetic resonance imaging MRI
• 改成 gǎi chéng to convert to turn into (sth else) to adapt (a story to another medium) Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成员国 Trad. 成員國 chéng yuán guó member country Example Usage Show Strokes
• 结成 Trad. 結成 jié chéng to form to forge (alliances etc) Show Strokes
• 写成 Trad. 寫成 xiě chéng to compile to form through writing Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成长率 Trad. 成長率 chéng zhǎng lǜ growth rate
• 成交价 Trad. 成交價 chéng jiāo jià sale price negotiated price price reached in an auction Example Usage Show Strokes
• 译成 Trad. 譯成 yì chéng to translate into (Chinese, English etc)
• 成千 chéng qiān thousands Show Strokes
• 成千上万 Trad. 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers innumerable thousands upon thousands Example Usage Show Strokes
• 难不成 Trad. 難不成 nán bù chéng Is it possible that ... ? Example Usage Show Strokes
• 基本完成 jī běn wán chéng fundamentally complete basically finished Show Strokes
• 成年人 chéng nián rén adult person Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成反比 chéng fǎn bǐ to vary inversely inversely proportional to Show Strokes
• 成群 chéng qún in groups large numbers of grouping
• 有情人终成眷属 Trad. 有情人終成眷屬 yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ love will find a way (idiom)
• 成品油 chéng pǐn yóu refined oil Show Strokes
• 长成 Trad. 長成 zhǎng chéng to grow up Example Usage
• 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18) Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成仙 chéng xiān to become immortal Example Usage Show Strokes
• 金日成 Jīn Rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea Show Strokes
• 总成本 Trad. 總成本 zǒng chéng běn total costs Show Strokes
• 铸成 Trad. 鑄成 zhù chéng to cast in metal (fig.) to forge to fashion Example Usage
• 制成 Trad. 製成 zhì chéng to manufacture to turn out (a product) Example Usage Show Strokes
• 切成 qiē chéng to cut up (into pieces) to slice to carve to dice to shred Example Usage Show Strokes
• 完成时 Trad. 完成時 wán chéng shí perfect tense (grammar) Show Strokes
• 不成熟 bù chéng shú unripe immature Example Usage Show Strokes
• 低成本 dī chéng běn low cost inexpensive Show Strokes
• 编成 Trad. 編成 biān chéng to organize to put together to edit Example Usage
• 成渝 Chéng Yú Chengdu 成都 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆
• 急于求成 Trad. 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success impatient for result impetuous Show Strokes
• 不成功 bù chéng gōng unsuccessful Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成真 chéng zhēn to come true Example Usage Show Strokes
• 集成电路 Trad. 集成電路 jí chéng diàn lù integrated circuit IC
• 未成年者 wèi chéng nián zhě minor (not an adult) Show Strokes
• 合成器 hé chéng qì synthesizer Show Strokes
• 九成 jiǔ chéng nine-tenths ninety percent Show Strokes
• 成华区 Trad. 成華區 Chéng huá qū Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan Show Strokes
• 看成 kàn chéng to regard as Example Usage Show Strokes
• 未完成 wèi wán chéng imperfect incomplete Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成性 chéng xìng to become second nature by nature Show Strokes
• 装成 Trad. 裝成 zhuāng chéng to pretend Example Usage Show Strokes
• 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true wish you the best! Show Strokes
• 剪成 jiǎn chéng cut into Example Usage
• 合成纤维 Trad. 合成纖維 hé chéng xiān wéi synthetic fiber
• 成龙 Trad. 成龍 Chéng Lóng Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and cantopop star Example Usage
• 拼成 pīn chéng to put sth together from component parts Example Usage
• 荣成 Trad. 榮成 Róng chéng Rongcheng county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
• 合成橡胶 Trad. 合成橡膠 hé chéng xiàng jiāo synthetic rubber
• 阜成门 Trad. 阜成門 Fù chéng mén Fuchengmen neighborhood of Beijing
• 成批 chéng pī in batches in bulk
• 点石成金 Trad. 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem Show Strokes
• 成语接龙 Trad. 成語接龍 chéng yǔ jiē lóng game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next
• 成军 Trad. 成軍 chéng jūn lit. to form an army to set up (team, group, band, organization etc) to found opening (ceremony) to commission (arms system, naval vessel) to graduate from an apprenticeship Show Strokes
• 成百上千 chéng bǎi shàng qiān hundreds a large number lit. by the hundreds and thousands Show Strokes
• 成都市 Chéng dū shì Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China Show Strokes
• 成均馆 Trad. 成均館 Chéng jūn guǎn Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back to Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea Sungkyun kwan university, Seoul
• 郑成功 Trad. 鄭成功 Zhèng Chéng gōng Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader
• 自学成才 Trad. 自學成才 zì xué chéng cái a self-made genius Example Usage Show Strokes
• 约定俗成 Trad. 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement customary convention
• 机会成本 Trad. 機會成本 jī huì chéng běn opportunity cost Show Strokes
• 成群结队 Trad. 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers as a large crowd
• 成骨 chéng gǔ bone formation osteogenesis Show Strokes
• 美梦成真 Trad. 美夢成真 měi mèng chéng zhēn a dream come true Example Usage
• 性成熟 xìng chéng shú sexual maturity Show Strokes
• 留成 liú chéng to retain a portion (of profits etc)
• 建成区 Trad. 建成區 jiàn chéng qū built-up area urban area Show Strokes
• 少成多 shǎo chéng duō Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle Show Strokes
• 制成品 zhì chéng pǐn manufactured goods finished product Show Strokes
• 成心 chéng xīn intentional deliberate on purpose Show Strokes
• 泛滥成灾 Trad. 泛濫成災 fàn làn chéng zāi flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work
• 积少成多 Trad. 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō Many little things add up to sth great. Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom) Show Strokes
• 成组 Trad. 成組 chéng zǔ to make up (out of components) Show Strokes
• 川端康成 Chuān duān Kāng chéng Kawabata Yasunari, Japanese literature Nobel laureate
• 塑造成 sù zào chéng to shape into to mold (into some form) to fashion into
• 李自成 Lǐ Zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty Show Strokes
• 成体 Trad. 成體 chéng tǐ adult fully formed developed Show Strokes
• 成名作 chéng míng zuò work that makes one's name Example Usage Show Strokes
• 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún in groups of three or four (idiom)
• 成份股 chéng fèn gǔ share included in composite index
• 明成祖 Míng Chéng zǔ Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
• 反目成仇 fǎn mù chéng chóu to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
• 赞成票 Trad. 贊成票 zàn chéng piào approval affirmative vote
• 合成法 hé chéng fǎ (chemical) synthesis Show Strokes
• 成安 Chéng ān Chang'an county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei Show Strokes
• 网络成瘾 Trad. 網絡成癮 wǎng luò chéng yǐn Internet addiction net addiction web addiction
• 荣成市 Trad. 榮成市 Róng chéng shì Rongcheng county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
• 守成 shǒu chéng to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
• 墨守成规 Trad. 墨守成規 mò shǒu chéng guī hidebound by convention (idiom) Example Usage
• 成家立业 Trad. 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom) to settle down to establish oneself Example Usage Show Strokes
• 积劳成疾 Trad. 積勞成疾 jī láo chéng jí to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork
• 成报 Trad. 成報 Chéng Bào Sing Pao Daily News Show Strokes
• 切成块 Trad. 切成塊 qiē chéng kuài to cut into cubes to dice (vegetable) Example Usage Show Strokes
• 成武 Chéng wǔ Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
• 欧盟成员国 Trad. 歐盟成員國 Ōu méng chéng yuán guó EU member states countries of the European Union
• 无成 Trad. 無成 wú chéng achieving nothing Show Strokes
• 计算机集成制造 Trad. 計算機集成制造 jì suàn jī jí chéng zhì zào computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)
• 大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state Rome wasn't built in a day Show Strokes
• 切成丝 Trad. 切成絲 qiē chéng sī to grate to shred (vegetable)
• 凑成 Trad. 湊成 còu chéng to put together to make up (a set) to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) resulting in...
• 恨铁不成钢 Trad. 恨鐡不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
• 成串 chéng chuàn cluster bunch
• 有志者事竟成 yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
• 成象 chéng xiàng to form an image to call to mind Show Strokes
• 马到成功 Trad. 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng to win instant success (idiom)
• 成说 Trad. 成說 chéng shuō accepted theory or formulation Show Strokes
• 语音合成 Trad. 語音合成 yǔ yīn hé chéng speech synthesis Show Strokes
• 不成样子 Trad. 不成樣子 bù chéng yàng zi shapeless deformed ruined beyond recognition (of a person) reduced to a shadow Show Strokes
• 成语典故 Trad. 成語典故 chéng yǔ diǎn gù idiom that quotes a classic story Show Strokes
• 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng to speak like a printed book quick and clever talking the gift of the gab Show Strokes
• 卫留成 Trad. 衛留成 Wèi Liú chéng Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan
• 成县 Trad. 成縣 Chéng xiàn Cheng county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
• 加工成本 jiā gōng chéng běn processing cost Show Strokes
• 成圈 chéng quān wreathe
• 火成岩 huǒ chéng yán igneous rock (geology) volcanic rock Show Strokes
• 使成 shǐ chéng to cause to render Show Strokes
• 文成县 Trad. 文成縣 Wén chéng xiàn Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
• 丘成桐 Qiū Chéng tóng Shing-Tung Yau (1949-), Chinese-American mathematician, Fields medalist in 1982
• 边际成本 Trad. 邊際成本 biān jì chéng běn marginal cost
• 习惯成自然 Trad. 習慣成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable second nature Show Strokes
• 生成树 Trad. 生成樹 shēng chéng shù spanning tree (in graph theory) Show Strokes
• 缩成 Trad. 縮成 suō chéng to shrink into
• 成文法 chéng wén fǎ statute Show Strokes
• 频率合成 Trad. 頻率合成 pín lǜ hé chéng frequency synthesis
• 十成 shí chéng completely Show Strokes
• 既成事实 Trad. 既成事實 jì chéng shì shí fait accompli
• 专用集成电路 Trad. 專用集成電路 zhuān yòng jí chéng diàn lù application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
• 弄假成真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true Show Strokes
• 溃不成军 Trad. 潰不成軍 kuì bù chéng jūn utterly defeated
• 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù 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 Show Strokes
• 成功感 chéng gōng gǎn sense of accomplishment Show Strokes
• 一失足成千古恨 yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom) Show Strokes
• 合成物 hé chéng wù compound composite cocktail Show Strokes
• 李建成 Lǐ Jiàn chéng 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 Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy Show Strokes
• 历史成本 Trad. 歷史成本 lì shǐ chéng běn historic cost (accounting) Show Strokes
• 没有规矩，不成方圆 Trad. 沒有規矩，不成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
• 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity many a mickle makes a muckle
• 合成代谢 Trad. 合成代謝 hé chéng dài xiè anabolism (biology) constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc) assimilation Show Strokes
• 形成层 Trad. 形成層 xíng chéng céng vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood) Show Strokes
• 立地成佛 lì dì chéng fó to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
• 缩成一团 Trad. 縮成一團 suō chéng yī tuán to huddle together to curl up
• 抚养成人 Trad. 撫養成人 fǔ yǎng chéng rén to bring up (a child)
• 风成 Trad. 風成 fēng chéng produced by wind eolian
• 造成问题 Trad. 造成問題 zào chéng wèn tí to create an issue to cause a problem Show Strokes
• 功败垂成 Trad. 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure to fall at the last hurdle snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
• 成田机场 Trad. 成田機場 Chéng tián jī chǎng Narita airport (Tokyo) Example Usage Show Strokes
• 谋事在人，成事在天 Trad. 謀事在人，成事在天 móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
• 打成平手 dǎ chéng píng shǒu to draw (a competition) to fight to a standstill Show Strokes
• 一举成功 Trad. 一舉成功 yī jǔ chéng gōng success at one go to succeed at the first attempt Show Strokes
• 成功镇 Trad. 成功鎮 Chéng gōng zhèn Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
• 失败是成功之母 Trad. 失敗是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ Failure is the mother of success.
• 百炼成钢 Trad. 百煉成鋼 bǎi liàn chéng gāng to be tempered into a steel
• 成安县 Trad. 成安縣 Chéng ān xiàn Chang'an county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
• 成规 Trad. 成規 chéng guī established rules the beaten track Show Strokes
• 成武县 Trad. 成武縣 Chéng wǔ xiàn Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
• 合成词 Trad. 合成詞 hé chéng cí compound word Show Strokes
• 成也萧何，败也萧何 Trad. 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom); success or failure depends solely on one individual
• 中山成彬 Zhōng shān Chéng bīn NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
• 无巧不成书 Trad. 無巧不成書 wú qiǎo bù chéng shū curious coincidence
• 成层 Trad. 成層 chéng céng layered stratified Show Strokes
• 合成洗涤剂 Trad. 合成洗滌劑 hé chéng xǐ dí jì synthetic detergent
• 成何体统 Trad. 成何體統 chéng hé tǐ tǒng What a scandal! Whatever next? Show Strokes
• 火成 huǒ chéng igneous (geology) formed by fire volcanic (rock) Show Strokes
• 集腋成裘 jí yè chéng qiú many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big many a mickle makes a muckle
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact Show Strokes
• 宝成铁路 Trad. 寶成鐵路 Bǎo Chéng tiě lù Baoji-Chengdu Railway
• 成汉 Trad. 成漢 Chéng Hàn Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-347) Show Strokes
• 生米煮成熟饭 Trad. 生米煮成熟飯 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn the rice is cooked what's done is done it's too late to change anything now (idiom) Example Usage
• 偷鸡不成蚀把米 Trad. 偷雞不成蝕把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off to go for wool and come back shorn
• 久病成医 Trad. 久病成醫 jiǔ bìng chéng yī (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor Show Strokes
• 老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise experienced and knowledgeable Show Strokes
• 功到自然成 gōng dào zì rán chéng effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom) Show Strokes
• 吸毒成瘾 Trad. 吸毒成癮 xī dú chéng yǐn drug addiction
• 放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
• 有志竟成 yǒu zhì jìng chéng persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
• 沉没成本 Trad. 沉沒成本 chén mò chéng běn sunk cost (economics)
• 磨杵成针 Trad. 磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task to study diligently
• 不成体统 Trad. 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous bad form unacceptable behavior Show Strokes
• 已成形 yǐ chéng xíng pre-formed
• 薛福成 Xuē Fú chéng Xue Fucheng (1838-1894), Qing official and progressive political theorist
• 平方成反比 píng fāng chéng fǎn bǐ proportional to inverse square (physics) Show Strokes
• 修炼成仙 Trad. 修煉成仙 xiū liàn chéng xiān lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal practice makes perfect
• 深成岩 shēn chéng yán plutonic rock abyssal rock Show Strokes
• 李成桂 Lǐ Chéng guì Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
• 合成数 Trad. 合成數 hé chéng shù composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization) Show Strokes
• 合成语音 Trad. 合成語音 hé chéng yǔ yīn assembled phonology Show Strokes
• 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 Trad. 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task to study diligently
• 相沿成习 Trad. 相沿成習 xiāng yán chéng xí well established accepted as a result of long usage Show Strokes
• 积非成是 Trad. 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth Show Strokes
• 目成 mù chéng to make eyes to exchange flirting glances with sb Show Strokes
• 嗜杀成性 Trad. 嗜殺成性 shì shā chéng xìng bloodthirsty
• 成话 Trad. 成話 chéng huà to make sense Show Strokes
• 成千成万 Trad. 成千成萬 chéng qiān chéng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers innumerable thousands upon thousands Show Strokes
• 点铁成金 Trad. 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
• 成蛹 chéng yǒng to pupate to become a chrysalis
• 终成泡影 Trad. 終成泡影 zhōng chéng pào yǐng finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing pie in the sky
• 孝成王 Xiào chéng Wáng King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC
• 因爱成恨 Trad. 因愛成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn hatred caused by love (idiom) to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person Show Strokes
• 不成文法 bù chéng wén fǎ unwritten law Show Strokes
• 李成江 Lǐ Chéng jiāng Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater Show Strokes
• 成样 Trad. 成樣 chéng yàng seemly presentable Show Strokes
• 阶级成分 Trad. 階級成分 jiē jí chéng fèn social composition social status (in Marxist theory, esp. using during cultural revolution)
• 合成类固醇 Trad. 合成類固醇 hé chéng lèi gù chún anabolic steroids
• 成败利钝 Trad. 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages success and failure You win some, you lose some.
• 核合成 hé hé chéng nucleosynthesis
• 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom) Show Strokes
• 不空成就佛 Bù kōng chéng jiù fó Amoghasiddhi Buddha
• 生米做成熟饭 Trad. 生米做成熟飯 shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed It's too late to change anything now. also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭 Show Strokes
• 着手成春 Trad. 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) to bring back the dead once it starts, everything goes well Show Strokes
• 成骨不全症 chéng gǔ bù quán zhèng osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) brittle bone disease Example Usage
• 无心插柳柳成阴 Trad. 無心插柳柳成陰 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
• 因人成事 yīn rén chéng shì to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends Show Strokes
• 成熟分裂 chéng shú fēn liè meiosis (in sexual reproduction)
• 红血球生成素 Trad. 紅血球生成素 hóng xuè qiú shēng chéng sù erythropoietin (EPO)
• 合成石油 hé chéng shí yóu synthetic oil Show Strokes
• 正常成本 zhèng cháng chéng běn normal cost (accountancy) Show Strokes
• 挥汗成雨 Trad. 揮汗成雨 huī hàn chéng yǔ to drip with sweat sweat poured off (him)
• 宇宙生成论 Trad. 宇宙生成論 yǔ zhòu shēng chéng lùn cosmology
• 成千累万 Trad. 成千累萬 chéng qiān lěi wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers innumerable thousands upon thousands Show Strokes
• 势成骑虎 Trad. 勢成騎虎 shì chéng qí hǔ if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
• 不打不成才 bù dǎ bù chéng cái spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom) Show Strokes
• 成绩卓然 Trad. 成績卓然 chéng jì zhuó rán to achieve astounding results (idiom)
• 不以规矩，不能成方圆 Trad. 不以規矩，不能成方圓 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
• 坐观成败 Trad. 坐觀成敗 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides to sit on the fence
• 脑成像技术 Trad. 腦成像技術 nǎo chéng xiàng jì shù brain imaging technique Show Strokes
• 成样子 Trad. 成樣子 chéng yàng zi seemly presentable Show Strokes
• 熊成基 Xióng Chéng jī Xiong Chengji (1887-1910), anti-Qing revolutionary and martyr
• 天文学大成 Trad. 天文學大成 tiān wén xué dà chéng the Almagest by Ptolemy Show Strokes
• 好梦难成 Trad. 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom) Show Strokes
• 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 Trad. 三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
• 点金成铁 Trad. 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
• 神成为人 Trad. 神成為人 Shén chéng wéi rén God became man Show Strokes
• 兰郑长成品油管道 Trad. 蘭鄭長成品油管道 Lán Zhèng Cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
• 不打不成相识 Trad. 不打不成相識 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship Show Strokes
• 荣成湾 Trad. 榮成灣 Róng chéng wān Roncheng bay near Weihai 威海市 on north coast of Shandong
• 习以成性 Trad. 習以成性 xí yǐ chéng xìng deeply ingrained steeped in Show Strokes
• 光能合成 guāng néng hé chéng photosynthesis Show Strokes
• 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 Trad. 有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
• 波澜老成 Trad. 波瀾老成 bō lán lǎo chéng splendid and powerful (of story) majestic awesome
• 眼成穿 yǎn chéng chuān to watch in anticipation (idiom) Show Strokes
• 结队成群 Trad. 結隊成群 jié duì chéng qún to form a large group (idiom)
• 热成层 Trad. 熱成層 rè chéng céng thermosphere Show Strokes
• 使成一体 Trad. 使成一體 shǐ chéng yī tǐ to unify Show Strokes
• 嗜痂成癖 shì jiā chéng pǐ to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)
• 火成碎屑 huǒ chéng suì xiè pyroclastic
• 必不可少组成 Trad. 必不可少組成 bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng absolute necessity sine qua non
• 驾鹤成仙 Trad. 駕鶴成仙 jià hè chéng xiān to fly on a crane and become immortal
• 十成九稳 Trad. 十成九穩 shí chéng jiǔ wěn see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3]
• 习以成俗 Trad. 習以成俗 xí yǐ chéng sú to become accustomed to sth through long practice
• 成都体育大学 Trad. 成都體育大學 Chéng dū Tǐ yù Dà xué Chengdu Sports University Show Strokes
• 偏正式合成词 Trad. 偏正式合成詞 piān zhèng shì hé chéng cí modified compound word
• 成考移民 chéng kǎo yí mín mandatory college exam for immigrants
• 联合式合成词 Trad. 聯合式合成詞 lián hé shì hé chéng cí coordinative compound word Show Strokes
• 积习成俗 Trad. 積習成俗 jī xí chéng sú accumulated habits become custom
• 胸有成算 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance forewarned is forearmed
• 没有规矩，何以成方圆 Trad. 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 méi yǒu guī jǔ , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
• 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 Trad. 少女露笑臉，婚事半成全 shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
• 熏陶成性 xūn táo chéng xìng (idiom) nurture makes second nature good habits come by long assimilation
• 胸有成略 xiōng yǒu chéng lüè the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance forewarned is forearmed
• 外来成语 Trad. 外來成語 wài lái chéng yǔ loan idiom Show Strokes
• 脱胎成仙 Trad. 脫胎成仙 tuō tāi chéng xiān reborn as immortal
• 未成冠 wèi chéng guān minor (old usage, person under 20)
• 败不成军 Trad. 敗不成軍 bài bù chéng jūn The army is completely routed. (idiom)
• 功能磁共振成像术 Trad. 功能磁共振成像術 gōng néng cí gòng zhèn chéng xiàng shù functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
• 合成语境 Trad. 合成語境 hé chéng yǔ jìng composite context Show Strokes
• 机会带来成功 Trad. 機會帶來成功 jī huì dài lái chéng gōng Opportunity brings success. (idiom) Show Strokes
• 留成儿 Trad. 留成兒 liú chéng r a retained portion (of a sum of money) to hold back a percentage (of the takings)
• 成方儿 Trad. 成方兒 chéng fāng r set prescription (i.e. medicine specifically prescribed for a definite condition) Show Strokes
• 成功的男人后面必有一个奉献的女人 Trad. 成功的男人後面必有一個奉獻的女人 chéng gōng de nán rén hòu mian bì yǒu yī gè fèng xiàn de nǚ rén Every successful man has a dedicated woman behind him (European proverb).
• 氢净合成油 Trad. 氫淨合成油 qīng jìng hé chéng yóu hydrogenated oil
• 煅成末 duàn chéng mò to calcine (purify by heating)
• 脱骨成佛 Trad. 脫骨成佛 tuō gǔ chéng Fó to shed one's bones and become a Buddha
• 放射生成物 fàng shè shēng chéng wù radiogenic material
• 羞怯成怒 xiū qiè chéng nù to feel ashamed to the point of annoyance (idiom)
• 成道 chéng dào to reach illumination (Buddhism) Show Strokes
• 成长率 Trad. 成長率 chéng zhǎng lǜ growth rate
• 成双作对 Trad. 成雙作對 chéng shuāng zuò duì see 成雙成對|成双成对[cheng2 shuang1 cheng2 dui4] Show Strokes
• 成双成对 Trad. 成雙成對 chéng shuāng chéng duì to form pairs to be in couples Show Strokes
• 抱成一团 Trad. 抱成一團 bào chéng yī tuán to band together to gang up to stick together
• 换成 Trad. 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else) to replace with to convert into Example Usage Show Strokes
• 拧成一股绳 Trad. 擰成一股繩 níng chéng yī gǔ shéng to twist together to form a rope (fig.) to unite to work together
• 放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
• 新成土 Xīn chéng tǔ Primosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy) Show Strokes
• 有成 yǒu chéng to succeed successful Show Strokes
• 成者为王，败者为寇 Trad. 成者為王，敗者為寇 chéng zhě wéi wáng , bài zhě wéi kòu see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
• 成竹在胸 chéng zhú zài xiōng see 胸有成竹[xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2]
• 成败在此一举 Trad. 成敗在此一舉 chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ win or lose, it all ends here this is the moment to shine
• 成败得失 Trad. 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom) fig. to weigh up various factors
• 成败论人 Trad. 成敗論人 chéng bài lùn rén to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
• 成日 chéng rì all day long the whole day the whole time Show Strokes
• 成材 chéng cái to make sth of oneself to become a person who is worthy of respect (of a tree) to grow to full size to become useful for timber
• 成核 chéng hé nucleation
• 成活率 chéng huó lǜ survival rate rate of success
• 成王败寇 Trad. 成王敗寇 chéng wáng bài kòu see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
• 成田机场 Trad. 成田機場 Chéng tián Jī chǎng Narita Airport (Tokyo) Show Strokes
• 成章 chéng zhāng to form a coherent composition Show Strokes
• 望女成凤 Trad. 望女成鳳 wàng nǚ chéng fèng see 望子成龍|望子成龙[wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2]
• 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) fig. what is done cannot be undone
• 胸有成略 xiōng yǒu chéng lüè the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance forewarned is forearmed
• 自成一家 zì chéng yī jiā to have a style of one's own Show Strokes
• 蔚成 wèi chéng to afford (a magnificent view etc) to become (a prevailing fashion etc)
• 蔚然成风 Trad. 蔚然成風 wèi rán chéng fēng to have become common practice (idiom) to become a general trend
• 血流成河 xuè liú chéng hé rivers of blood (idiom) bloodbath Show Strokes
• 谋事在人，成事在天 Trad. 謀事在人，成事在天 móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
• 铸成大错 Trad. 鑄成大錯 zhù chéng dà cuò to make a serious mistake (idiom)
• 频率合成 Trad. 頻率合成 pín lǜ hé chéng frequency synthesis
• 盐成土 Trad. 鹽成土 Yán chéng tǔ Halosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
• 老羞成怒 lǎo xiū chéng nù see 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4]
• 绿树成荫 Trad. 綠樹成蔭 lǜ shù chéng yìn (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage (of a road) to be tree-lined
• 米已成炊 mǐ yǐ chéng chuī lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) fig. what is done cannot be undone
• 植物化学成分 Trad. 植物化學成分 zhí wù huà xué chéng fèn phytochemical
• 乐见其成 Trad. 樂見其成 lè jiàn qí chéng to look favorably on sth would be glad see it happen
• 乐观其成 Trad. 樂觀其成 lè guān qí chéng to look favorably on sth would be glad to see it happen Show Strokes
• 水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
• 没有规矩，不成方圆 Trad. 沒有規矩，不成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，何以成方圆 Trad. 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 méi yǒu guī jǔ , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
• 独木不成林 Trad. 獨木不成林 dú mù bù chéng lín a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) one cannot accomplish much on one's own Show Strokes
• 百事无成 Trad. 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng to have accomplished nothing (idiom) Show Strokes
• 相映成趣 xiāng yìng chéng qù to set each other off nicely
• 齐武成 Trad. 齊武成 Qí Wǔ Chéng Emperor Wucheng of Qi, personal name 高湛[Gao1 Dan1] (537-568), reigned 561-565
• 成才 chéng cái to make sth of oneself to become a person who is worthy of respect Show Strokes
• 一事无成 Trad. 一事無成 yī shì wú chéng to have achieved nothing to be a total failure to get nowhere Show Strokes
• 事业有成 Trad. 事業有成 shì yè yǒu chéng to be successful in business professional success Example Usage Show Strokes
• 修成正果 xiū chéng zhèng guǒ to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts to come to fruition Example Usage Show Strokes
• 八相成道 bā xiàng chéng dào the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism) Show Strokes
• 功能性磁共振成像 gōng néng xìng cí gòng zhèn chéng xiàng functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
• 可望有成 kě wàng yǒu chéng can be expected to be a success Show Strokes
• 周成王 Zhōu Chéng wáng King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2]
• 坐享其成 zuò xiǎng qí chéng to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
• 夜不成眠 yè bù chéng mián to be unable to sleep at night
• 天文学大成 Trad. 天文學大成 Tiān wén xué Dà chéng the Almagest by Ptolemy Show Strokes
• 乱成一团 Trad. 亂成一團 luàn chéng yī tuán in a great mess chaotic
• 久病成良医 Trad. 久病成良醫 jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom) Show Strokes
• 中成药 Trad. 中成藥 zhōng chéng yào prepared prescription (Chinese medicine) Show Strokes
• 一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) fig. learn to walk before you run Show Strokes
• 一气呵成 Trad. 一氣呵成 yī qì hē chéng to do something at one go to flow smoothly Example Usage
• 一雨成秋 yī yǔ chéng qiū a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom) Show Strokes
• 不以规矩，不能成方圆 Trad. 不以規矩，不能成方圓 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
• 不成功便成仁 bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén to succeed or die trying (idiom) Show Strokes
• 不成文 bù chéng wén unwritten (rule) Show Strokes
• 不成材 bù chéng cái worthless good-for-nothing
• 不成话 Trad. 不成話 bù chéng huà see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4] Show Strokes
• 不打不成器 bù dǎ bù chéng qì spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom) Show Strokes
• 奉子成婚 fèng zǐ chéng hūn marriage arranged following a pregnancy marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
• 媳妇熬成婆 Trad. 媳婦熬成婆 xí fù áo chéng pó lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom) fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor what goes around comes around
• 成则为王，败则为寇 Trad. 成則為王，敗則為寇 chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) fig. losers are always in the wrong
• 成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
• 成器 chéng qì to make sth of oneself to become a person who is worthy of respect Show Strokes
• 成夜 chéng yè all night long Show Strokes
• 成婚 chéng hūn to get married Show Strokes
• 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì to get married (idiom) Show Strokes
• 成实宗 Trad. 成實宗 Chéng shí zōng Satyasiddhi school of Buddhism
• 成对 Trad. 成對 chéng duì to form a pair Show Strokes
• 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè year in, year out (idiom) Show Strokes
• 成佛 chéng fó to become a Buddha to attain enlightenment Example Usage
• 成人礼 Trad. 成人禮 chéng rén lǐ coming of age ceremony Show Strokes
• 成事不足，败事有余 Trad. 成事不足，敗事有餘 chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) unable to do anything right never make, but always mar
• 学业有成 Trad. 學業有成 xué yè yǒu chéng to be successful in one's studies academic success Show Strokes
• 少年老成 shào nián lǎo chéng accomplished though young lacking youthful vigor Show Strokes
• 屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo to obtain confessions under torture
• 年成 nián cheng the year's harvest Show Strokes
• 张成泽 Trad. 張成澤 Zhāng Chéng zé Jang Seong-taek or Chang Sŏngt'aek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and regent of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]
• 恨铁不成钢 Trad. 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
• 慌成一团 Trad. 慌成一團 huāng chéng yī tuán (of a group of people) to run about helplessly
• 成丁 chéng dīng (of a male) to come of age an adult male Show Strokes
• 成也萧何，败也萧何 Trad. 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1] fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
• 成形 chéng xíng to take shape shaping forming Show Strokes

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• 戎马生涯 | rongmashengya | rong ma sheng ya
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• 成 | cheng | cheng
• 成串 | chengchuan | cheng chuan
• 成也萧何，败也萧何 | chengyeXiaoHe,baiyeXiaoHe | cheng ye Xiao He , bai ye Xiao He
• 成了 | chengle | cheng le
• 成交 | chengjiao | cheng jiao
• 成交价 | chengjiaojia | cheng jiao jia
• 成人 | chengren | cheng ren
• 成仁 | chengren | cheng ren
• 成仙 | chengxian | cheng xian
• 成份 | chengfen | cheng fen
• 成份股 | chengfengu | cheng fen gu