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成绩 (chéng jì) — (academic) grades; score; (work) performance; achievement

Definition

成绩 is a general noun for 'grades' (school) and 'performance/results' (work) — broader than 分数/得分 (numeric exam score) and everyday, not as grand as 成就 (major accomplishment).

noun
(academic) gradesscore(work) performanceachievement
Measure word · 项, 个

Examples

  • 成绩。
    Zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ de chéng jì bú cuò.
    My grades on this exam are pretty good.
  • 成绩，。
    Tā gōng zuò chéng jì hěn hǎo, lǎo bǎn hěn mǎn yì.
    His work performance is very good, and the boss is satisfied.
  • 成绩。
    Tā de xué xí chéng jì yì zhí zài jìn bù.
    Her academic grades have been improving all along.

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chéngachievement
绩jìresult

成 means achievement, and 绩 also means result, so together they name scores or performance.

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 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 績; 绩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
責
責zé績jì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 績 pairs 糸, thread, with 責 for the sound; the simplified 绩 is a later abbreviation.

Open 绩 →
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