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chéng
Main
English Definitionto succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth; (Chinese surname)
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Pinyinchéng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)seng4
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb, (量) measure word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2,6 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
成功chénggōngsuccess; to succeed; Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
成长chéngzhǎngto mature; to grow; growth
成果chéngguǒresult; achievement; gain; profit
成就chéngjiùaccomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
成为chéngwéito become; to turn into
Words With Same Tail Word    
完成wánchéngto complete; to accomplish
造成zàochéngto bring about; to create; to cause
变成biànchéngto change into; to turn into; to become
达成dáchéngto reach (an agreement); to accomplish
形成xíngchéngto form; to take shape
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