大功告成

dàgōnggàochéng

idiom #19,007

Meanings

1 to be accomplished successfully
2 mission accomplished
3 the great task is completed

Characters

achievement; work

to announce; to declare

to complete; to accomplish

Literally: the great achievement is announced as complete

Examples

经过三个月的努力，项目终于大功告成了。

Jīngguò sān gè yuè de nǔlì, xiàngmù zhōngyú dàgōnggàochéng le.

After three months of effort, the project was finally completed successfully.

装修大功告成，我们可以搬进去了。

Zhuāngxiū dàgōnggàochéng, wǒmen kěyǐ bān jìnqù le.

The renovation is done -- we can move in now.

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history

This idiom comes from the Book of Han (汉书). It was originally used to describe the successful completion of major national projects or military campaigns. Today it is used for any significant accomplishment.

Stroke Order

大 dà

功 gōng

告 gào

成 chéng