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成

chéng · cheng/Chéng · cheng

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Meaning

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chéng 成

  1. to succeed
  2. to finish
  3. to complete
  4. to accomplish
  5. to become
  6. to turn into
  7. to be all right
  8. OK!
  9. one tenth

Chéng 成

  1. surname Cheng
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What did I draw?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)画(huà)画(huà)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, did you finish your drawing?

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)一(yī)只(zhǐ)鸟(niǎo)。

    Yes. Look, this is a bird.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)鸟(niǎo)？我(wǒ)看(kàn)像(xiàng)一(yī)朵(duǒ)云(yún)。

    A bird? It looks like a cloud to me.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)它(tā)画(huà)成(chéng)鸟(niǎo)，结果(jiéguǒ)画(huà)成(chéng)了(le)云(yún)。

    I wanted to draw it as a bird, but I drew a cloud.

  5. Liangliang

    云(yún)也(yě)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)啊(a)。

    Clouds look nice too.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)下次(xiàcì)画(huà)云(yún)，说不定(shuōbudìng)会(huì)画(huà)成(chéng)鸟(niǎo)！

    Then next time I'll draw a cloud, and maybe it'll turn out a bird!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)健(jiàn)康(kāng)状(zhuàng)况(kuàng)不(bù)佳(jiā)，他(tā)没(méi)去(qù)成(chéng)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)。

Poor health prevented him from traveling.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

莎(shā)士(shì)比(bǐ)亚(yà)把(bǎ)世(shì)界(jiè)比(bǐ)喻(yù)成(chéng)一(yí)个(gè)舞(wǔ)台(tái)。

Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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