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成果 (chéng guǒ) — achievement; positive result (from effort, research, etc.)

Definition

成果 is a tangible 'achievement' — the concrete result of research, work, or effort. 成就 is the grander accomplishment (often life/career-level); 成效 is the effect or efficacy of a policy or method.

noun
achievementpositive result (from effort, research, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 成果。
    Zhè xiàng yán jiū qǔ dé le hěn dà de chéng guǒ.
    This research has achieved great results.
  • 成果。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi xiàng bié rén fēn xiǎng wǒ men de chéng guǒ.
    We should share our achievements with others.
  • ，成果。
    Xué xí yǔ yán xū yào shí jiān, dàn zuì zhōng huì yǒu chéng guǒ.
    Learning a language takes time, but in the end there will be results.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

成chéngcompleted
果guǒresult

成 marks what has been completed, 果 is the resulting outcome.

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.

Open 成 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Open 果 →
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