成功chéng gōngto succeed
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.
to succeedverb
- 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?
How is 成功 used in a conversation?
- 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?
- Speaker B:
没有,第二次就成功了。
Méiyǒu, dì-èr cì jiù chénggōng le.
No, he succeeded the second time.
- Speaker A:
他很努力。
Tā hěn nǔlì.
He works very hard.
- Speaker B:
是,我们都很高兴。
Shì, wǒmen dōu hěn gāoxìng.
Yes, we are all very happy.
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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.