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成就 (chéng jiù) — (noun) achievement, accomplishment, success; (verb) to achieve, to accomplish, to bring about (a result)

Definition

成就 is both a noun ('achievement') and a verb ('to achieve'). As a verb, it emphasizes notable or significant results — stronger than 完成 ('to complete' a task) and more weighty than 实现 ('to realize' a plan).

noun
achievementaccomplishmentsuccess
verb
to achieveto accomplishto bring about (a result)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 成就。
    Tā zài kē xué shàng qǔ dé le hěn dà de chéng jiù.
    He has made great achievements in science.
  • 成就。
    Zhǐ yǒu nǔ lì cái néng chéng jiù zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng.
    Only through hard work can you achieve your dreams.
  • 成就。
    Zhè shì wǒ men gòng tóng fèn dòu de chéng jiù.
    This is the achievement of our joint efforts.

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
就jiùaccomplish

成 and 就 both mean bring to completion, together stressing achievement.

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.

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

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