to amount to something; to achieve success; to become influential
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
to achieve something significant; to become a force to be reckoned with
neutralMost commonly used in the negative form "不成气候" or "成不了气候" to indicate someone or something lacks the potential to become successful or influential.
Tā他
nà那
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
dǎ打
xiǎo小
nào闹
de的
shēng生
yì意
，
gēn根
běn本
chéng成
bù不
liǎo了
qì气
hòu候
。
His small-scale, hit-or-miss business will never amount to anything.
Zhè这
zhī支
xīn新
duì队
wu伍
xiàn现
zài在
hái还
bù不
chéng成
qì气
hòu候
，
xū需
yào要
gèng更
duō多
shí时
jiān间
mó磨
liàn练
。
This new team isn't a force to be reckoned with yet; it needs more time to train.
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Bié别
dān担
xīn心
，
nà那
jǐ几
gè个
fǎn反
duì对
pài派
chéng成
bù不
liǎo了
shén什
me么
qì气
hòu候
。
Don't worry, those few dissidents won't amount to anything.
Èr二
shí十
nián年
qián前
，
méi没
rén人
jué觉
de得
zhè这
jiā家
xiǎo小
gōng公
sī司
néng能
chéng成
qì气
hòu候
，
rú如
jīn今
tā它
yǐ已
shì是
háng行
yè业
jù巨
tóu头
。
Twenty years ago, no one thought this small company would amount to anything; now it's an industry giant.