养成

養成

yǎngchéng

verb HSK 4 #18,831

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 3

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.

HSK 5

父母要帮助孩子养成独立的性格。

Fùmǔ yào bāngzhù háizi yǎngchéng dúlì de xìnggé.

Parents should help children develop an independent character.

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.

养 yǎng

成 chéng