打成

dǎchéng

verb #18,382

Meanings

1 to beat (sb or sth) into (a certain condition)
2 to denounce (sb) as (sth contemptible)

Characters

to hit; to beat

to become; into

Examples

把鸡蛋打成糊状。

Bǎ jīdàn dǎchéng hú zhuàng.

Beat the eggs into a paste.

他被打成了叛徒。

Tā bèi dǎchéng le pàntú.

He was denounced as a traitor.

Tips

grammar

打成 uses the resultative complement pattern: 打 (to hit/beat) + 成 (into/become). The 成 indicates the result of the action: 打成平手 (to fight to a draw), 打成一片 (to mingle together).

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

成 chéng