修成

xiūchéng

verb #33,234

Meanings

1 to attain (through cultivation or effort)
2 to achieve; to accomplish (after long practice)
3 to complete the building of

Characters

to cultivate; to repair; to build

to become; to complete

Examples

他们终于修成正果，结为夫妻。

Tāmen zhōngyú xiūchéng zhèngguǒ, jié wéi fūqī.

They finally got their happy ending and became husband and wife.

这条公路去年才修成。

Zhè tiáo gōnglù qùnián cái xiūchéng.

This highway was only finished last year.

Tips

usage

Two distinct uses: (1) figurative — to attain a result through long cultivation, classically Buddhist (修成正果 'to achieve Buddhahood', commonly used today for couples finally getting together); (2) literal — to finish constructing (a road, a building).

Stroke Order

修 xiū

成 chéng