落成 (luò chéng) — to complete (a construction project, building,… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

落成 (luòchéng) marks the ceremonial completion of a building or major construction project, often used at its inauguration. Compared with 竣工, it emphasizes the formal opening rather than the final construction work.

verb

to complete (a construction project, building, etc.)

Examples

落成。
Zhè zuò tǐ yù guǎn jiāng yú míng nián luò chéng.
This stadium will be completed next year.
落成。
Xīn jī chǎng yǐ jīng luò chéng le.
The new airport has been completed.
落成，。
Dì tiě zhàn luò chéng hòu, jiāo tōng huì gèng fāng biàn.
After the subway station is completed, transportation will be more convenient.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

成chéngcomplete

落成 pairs 落, 'fall', with 成, 'complete', to picture a construction falling into its finished state.

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.

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

洛luò落luò

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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

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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