成活

chénghuó

verb #31,632

Meanings

1 to survive
2 to take root (of a plant)
3 to engraft successfully

Characters

to become, succeed

Examples

HSK 7-9

这批树苗全部成活了。

Zhè pī shùmiáo quánbù chénghuó le.

All of this batch of saplings took root.

HSK 7-9

移植手术很成功，器官顺利成活。

Yízhí shǒushù hěn chénggōng, qìguān shùnlì chénghuó.

The transplant surgery was a success and the organ took root smoothly.

Tips

usage

成活 centers on 'successfully becoming alive' after some intervention - planting, transplanting, grafting, hatching. The derived noun 成活率 (survival rate) is the figure growers and surgeons actually quote.

Stroke Order

成 chéng

活 huó