(chéng gōng) - success; to succeed in Mandarin

chénggōng

Traditional: 成功

HSK 4

#475 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

success; to succeed

Word origin

A two-character word: 成 'to complete, to accomplish' plus 功 'merit, achievement' (the strength radical 力 with 工 gōng as phonetic). Together 成功 means success or to succeed.

Origin: compound
Root: 成 (accomplish) + 功 (工 gōng phonetic + 力 strength)

Stroke order

成

功

Examples

！

I wish you success!

。

He finally succeeded.

。

Success requires persistence.

。

Her success was hard-earned.

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Failure is the mother of success.

成功 (chéng gōng) - success; to succeed.

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This word is part of lesson 10.