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修成 (xiū chéng) — to complete (construction, repair) after sustained effort; to attain (enlightenment, mastery) through cultivation or training

Definition

修成 emphasizes that something is successfully completed or attained only after long, deliberate effort or self-cultivation. Common in Buddhist and skill-mastery contexts, less so for ordinary construction work.

verb
to complete (construction, repair) after sustained effortto attain (enlightenment, mastery) through cultivation or training

Examples

  • 修成。
    Gōng rén men huā le sān nián shí jiān xiū chéng le zhè tiáo gāo sù gōng lù.
    The workers took three years to build this highway.
  • ，修成。
    Jīng guò duō nián de kǔ xiū, tā zhōng yú xiū chéng le zhèng guǒ.
    After years of ascetic practice, he finally attained enlightenment.
  • ，修成。
    Tā kè kǔ liàn xí, zhōng yú xiū chéng le gāo chāo de jì yì.
    She practiced hard and finally achieved superb skill.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

修xiūrepair or cultivate
成chéngcomplete or achieve

修 means repair or cultivate and 成 means complete or achieve, so the result is reached.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
攸
攸yōu修xiū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

修 is built from 攸, which gives the sound, and 彡, a set of three strokes that shows the meaning.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

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