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做成 (zuò chéng) — to successfully complete (something) by doing it; to manage to accomplish

Definition

做成 (zuò chéng) means to successfully make or complete something — it emphasizes that the result was achieved. Pairs with tasks, deals, and projects (做成生意, 做成项目); similar to 完成 but stresses success rather than mere completion.

verb
to successfully complete (something) by doing itto manage to accomplish

Examples

  • 做成。
    Tā zhōng yú zuò chéng le zhè bǐ shēng yì.
    He finally closed this deal successfully.
  • ，做成。
    Zhǐ yào nǔ lì, méi yǒu zuò chéng bù liǎo de shì.
    As long as you work hard, there's nothing you can't accomplish.
  • 做成。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù wǒ men yí dìng zuò chéng.
    We will definitely complete this project successfully.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

做zuòdo
成chéngsucceed

做成 joins 做 (do) and 成 (succeed) to mean accomplish something.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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