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

HSK 2

这条公路去年才修成。

Zhè tiáo gōnglù qùnián cái xiūchéng.

This highway was only finished last year.

HSK 7-9

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.

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