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成功chéng gōngto succeed

HSK 4word

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成功 (chéng gōng) means "to succeed" or "success." It appears in 他终于成功了。 (He finally succeeded.) and 祝你成功! (I wish you success!) A asks 他第一次做饭成功了吗? (Did he succeed the first time he cooked?) and B replies 没有,第二次就成功了。 (No, he succeeded the second time.) It combines 成 (to succeed) and 功 (achievement).

What does 成功 mean?

  1. 1.

    to succeedverb

  2. 2.

    successnoun

What do the characters in 成功 mean?

  • 成to succeed
  • 功achievement

How do you use 成功?

See it in 终于成功了 and 祝你成功

What are some examples of 成功 in a sentence?

  1. 他终于成功了。

    Tā zhōngyú chénggōng le.

    He finally succeeded.

  2. 祝你成功!

    Zhù nǐ chénggōng!

    I wish you success!

How is 成功 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    他第一次做饭成功了吗?

    Tā dì-yī cì zuòfàn chénggōng le ma?

    Did he succeed the first time he cooked?

  2. Speaker B:

    没有,第二次就成功了。

    Méiyǒu, dì-èr cì jiù chénggōng le.

    No, he succeeded the second time.

  3. Speaker A:

    他很努力。

    Tā hěn nǔlì.

    He works very hard.

  4. Speaker B:

    是,我们都很高兴。

    Shì, wǒmen dōu hěn gāoxìng.

    Yes, we are all very happy.

Can you use 成功 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他终于___了。 (He finally succeeded.)
  2. 2.What does 祝你成功! mean?
  3. 3.What does 成功 mean in 没有,第二次就成功了。?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.