成功
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
成功 (chénggōng) · success
成功 (chénggōng) means “success; to succeed; successful”. It is written with 2 characters: 成 (to become) + 功 (achievement). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 成功 is built
The characters
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
功 gōng · achievement
What 功 is made of
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Results produced by capable 力 labor 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
祝你这次考试成功！Zhù nǐ zhè cì kǎoshì chénggōng!Good luck on this exam!
这次活动很成功。Zhè cì huódòng hěn chénggōng.This event was very successful.
Questions about 成功
What does 成功 mean?
成功 (chénggōng) means “success; to succeed; successful”.
How do you pronounce 成功?
成功 is pronounced chénggōng.
Which HSK level is 成功?
成功 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
- 成绩chéngjìgrades
- 成为chéngwéito become
- 完成wánchéngto complete
- 组成zǔchéngto form
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 成熟chéngshúripe
- 成员chéngyuánmember
Learn 成功 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.