chéngfèn

成分

HSK 6Word · NounTraditional成份

component; constituent; personal background

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

component; ingredient; constituent; factor

Used for physical substances (chemicals, nutrients) as well as abstract elements.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shí食
wù物
de的
yíng营
yǎng养
chéng成
fèn分
hěn很
gāo高
 。

This food has high nutritional value.

Qǐng请
jiǎn检
chá查
yào药
pǐn品
de的
huà化
xué学
chéng成
fèn份
 。

Please examine the chemical composition of the medicine.

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Chéng成
gōng功
de的
yào要
sù素
lǐ里
 ,
nǔ努
lì力
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
chéng成
fèn份
 。

Effort is an important factor in the elements of success.

2.

noun

personal background; class status; professional origin

neutral

Often refers to one's socio-economic background (e.g., worker, peasant, student) in historical contexts. Can also refer to professional or educational background more generally.

Tā他
de的
gè个
rén人
chéng成
fèn份
shì是
jiào教
shī师
 。

His personal background is that of a teacher.

Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
 ,
jiā家
tíng庭
chéng成
fèn份
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

In that era, family class status was very important.

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Tā他
tián填
xiě写
biǎo表
gé格
shí时
bì必
xū须
zhù注
míng明
zhèng政
zhì治
chéng成
fèn份
 。

He had to indicate his political background when filling out the form.