成名作

chéngmíngzuò
noun #55,687

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 the work that made (someone) famous
  2. 2 breakthrough work
  3. 3 career-launching piece

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō shì tā de chéngmíngzuò.
This novel is the work that made him famous.
HSK 5
Tā de chéngmíngzuò zhìjīn réng bèi guǎngfàn chuánchàng.
The song that launched her career is still widely sung today.

Tips

usage
Used for any creative output - novels, films, songs, paintings - that was the breakthrough piece for an artist. Compare 代表作 ('signature work / magnum opus'), which is the artist's most representative piece, not necessarily the first famous one.

Stroke Order

chéng
míng
zuò