成

chéng

verb HSK 6 #285

Meanings

Contains 戊 (weapon) + a stroke — originally depicted finishing a battle, hence 'to accomplish'

Tā zhǎngdà chéng le yí gè hǎo rén.

He grew up to be a good person.

Shìqíng chéng le.

It worked out.

Bǎ zhè běn shū fānyì chéng Yīngwén.

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grammar

成 after verbs means into or become: 变成 (change into), 翻译成 (translate into), 看成 (regard as).

usage

成 appears in many set phrases: 成功 (succeed), 成为 (become), 完成 (complete).

成 chéng