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成功

chéng gōng · cheng gong/Chéng gōng · cheng gong

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HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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chéng gōng 成功

  1. to succeed
  2. success
  3. successful; fruitful

Chéng gōng 成功

  1. Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣 / 台东县 (Tái dōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan
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My flower bloomed

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！我(wǒ)种(zhòng)的(de)花(huā)开花(kāihuā)了(le)，我(wǒ)成功(chénggōng)了(le)！

    Look! My flower has bloomed. I succeeded!

  2. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)？你(nǐ)上个月(shànggèyuè)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)，种花(zhònghuā)不会(bùhuì)成功(chénggōng)吗(ma)？

    Really? Did you not say last month that it would not work?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)试(shì)了(le)三次(sāncì)。第一次(dìyīcì)没(méi)成功(chénggōng)，第二次(dìèrcì)也(yě)没(méi)成功(chénggōng)。

    Right, I tried three times. The first time failed, and the second too.

  4. Liangliang

    第三次(dìsāncì)成功(chénggōng)了(le)，你(nǐ)真(zhēn)努力(nǔlì)。

    The third time worked. You really tried hard.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)种(zhǒng)第二盆(dìèrpén)。

    Thanks! Tomorrow I will plant a second pot.

  6. Liangliang

    先(xiān)让(ràng)这(zhè)盆(pén)再(zài)活(huó)一个(yīgè)月(yuè)吧(ba)。

    Let this one live another month first.

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01

到(dào)目(mù)前(qián)为(wéi)止(zhǐ)，我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)是(shì)相(xiāng)当(dāng)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)。

So far we have been quite successful.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)要(yào)坚(jiān)持(chí)努(nǔ)力(lì)，你(nǐ)一(yí)定(dìng)会(huì)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

As long as you keep working hard, you will definitely succeed.

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成
chéng

to succeed; to finish

功
gōng

meritorious deed or service; achievement

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