(chéng gōng) - success; to succeed in Mandarin
chénggōngTraditional: 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!
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He finally succeeded.
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Success requires persistence.
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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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