养成

養成

yǎngchéng

verb HSK 4 #18,831

Meanings

1 to form (a habit)
2 to cultivate; to develop

Characters

to raise; to nurture

to become; to complete

Examples

我们要养成早睡早起的习惯。

Wǒmen yào yǎngchéng zǎoshuì-zǎoqǐ de xíguàn.

We should develop the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.

他从小就养成了读书的好习惯。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǎngchéng le dúshū de hǎo xíguàn.

He developed a good reading habit from childhood.

Tips

usage

养成 is almost always followed by 习惯 (habit). The pattern is 养成...的习惯 (to form the habit of...). It implies a gradual process of cultivation.

Stroke Order

养 yǎng

成 chéng