become a useful person; achieve something
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to become a useful person; to succeed; to amount to something
formalOften used in the context of a child's upbringing, education, or career success. It implies meeting social and familial expectations.
Hái孩
zi子
chéng成
qì器
shì是
fù父
mǔ母
de的
zuì最
dà大
ān安
wèi慰
。
A child's success is the greatest comfort to their parents.
Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
shì事
yè业
yǒu有
chéng成
，
zhōng终
yú于
chéng成
le了
qì器
le了
。
He is now successful in his career and has finally amounted to something.
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Zhǐ只
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
，
jiāng将
lái来
yī一
dìng定
néng能
chéng成
qì器
。
If you study hard, you will surely become a useful person in the future.
Zhǎng长
bèi辈
men们
dōu都
pàn盼
wàng望
zhe着
zǐ子
sūn孙
hòu后
dài代
néng能
chéng成
qì器
。
The elders all hope that their descendants will amount to something.