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成全 (chéng quán) — to help fulfill (sb's wish, dream, or plan); to make possible (sb's success or happiness)

Definition

成全 means helping someone ELSE achieve their wish or goal, often at a cost to yourself. The object is a person's dream or happiness (理想, 梦, 未来), not one's own.

verb
to help fulfill (sb's wish, dream, or plan)to make possible (sb's success or happiness)

Examples

  • 成全。
    Tā chéng quán le ér zi de liú xué mèng.
    He made his son's dream of studying abroad come true.
  • 成全。
    Wǒ yuàn yì chéng quán nǐ men.
    I am willing to help you succeed (as a couple / in your plan).
  • ，成全。
    Fù mǔ xīn kǔ gōng zuò, jiù shì wèi le chéng quán hái zi de wèi lái.
    Parents work hard just to make a good future possible for their children.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

成chéngaccomplish
全quáncomplete

成 and 全 bring success and completeness to someone's aim.

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
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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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