成 chéng

1. chéng verb to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to succeed; to perfect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 君子去仁，惡乎成名？ 'If a superior man [junzi] abandon virtue, how can he fulfill the requirements of that name?' (Lunyu 4:5, trans. by Legge 1861; CCD 1 '成' 1; Guoyu '成' v 1; Kroll 2015 '成' 1, p. 48; Mathews 1931 '成', p. 48; Unihan '成'; XHZD '成' 1)
2. chéng measure word one tenth
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD 2 '成'; Guoyu '成' n 1; XHZD '成' 9)
3. chéng verb to become; to turn into
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 成为; for example, 把猫说成虎 'to describe a cat [to become] as a tiger' [to exaggerate] (CCD 1 '成' 3; Guoyu '成' v 2; Suyu, p. 15; XHZD '成' 3)
4. chéng verb to grow up; to ripen; to mature
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 生长 (CCD 1 '成' 5; Guoyu '成' v 4; XHZD '成' 2)
5. chéng verb to set up; to establish; to develop; to form
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '成' 3, p. 48)
6. chéng noun a full measure of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '成' n 3; Kroll 2015 '成' 1b, p. 48)
7. chéng verb whole
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 完整 (Guoyu '成' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '成' 2, p. 48; Mathews 1931 '成', p. 49)
8. chéng adjective set; established
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD 1 '成' 6; Guoyu '成' adj 2; XHZD '成' 8)
9. chéng adjective to reache a certain degree; to amount to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 达到 (CCD 1 '成' 7; Guoyu '成' v 3; Kroll 2015 '成' 5, p. 48; XHZD '成' 7)
10. chéng adjective to reconcile
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '成' 4, p. 48)
11. chéng adverb alright; OK
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In spoken Chinese, in the sense of 可以 or 行 (CCD 1 '成' 8; Guoyu '成' v 5; XHZD '成' 5)
12. chéng measure word an area of ten square miles
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '成' n 2; Kroll 2015 '成' 6, p. 49)
13. chéng verb to resmble; to be similar to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '成' 7, p. 49)
14. chéng adjective composed of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 成分 ingredient (Guoyu '成' adj 3)
15. chéng noun a result; a harvest; an achievement
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 成果 or 成就 (CCD 1 '成' 4; XHZD '成' 4)
16. chéng adjective capable; able; accomplished
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD 1 '成' 9; Kroll 2015 '成' 1c, p. 48; XHZD '成' 6)
17. chéng verb to help somebody achieve something
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 成全 (CCD 1 '成' 2)
18. chéng proper noun Cheng
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CCD 1 '成' 10; Guoyu '成' n 4)
19. chéng verb Become
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
20. chéng verb becoming; bhāva
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bhāva (BCSD '成', p. 514; MW 'bhāva'; SH '成', p. 237)

Contained in

• 华严一乘成佛妙义(華嚴一乘成佛妙義) Huayan Yi Cheng Cheng Fo Miao Yi
• 业成就论(業成就論) Karmasiddhiprakaraṇa; Ye Chengjiu Lun
• 逮初禅成就遊(逮初禪成就遊) remains in the first jhana
• 所依不成(所依不成) an unestablished dependency
• 成就悉地 attaining supernatural powers
• 好成 Sambhava
• 春蚕至死丝方尽 蜡炬成灰泪始干(春蠶至死絲方盡 蜡炬成灰淚始乾) Silkworms keep spinning till death comes in spring; Candle tears do not dry till every bit is burnt to ash.
• 成功在望 Success Is in Sight
• 年年不忘春耕 自然可以收成 时时不离助人 自然能得人缘 念念不起恶心 自然不生业果 处处不论人我 自然没有是非(年年不忘春耕 自然可以收成 時時不離助人 自然能得人緣 念念不起惡心 自然不生業果 處處不論人我 自然沒有是非) If you cultivate diligently every spring, good harvest is all in good time. If you always lend a helping hand, good affinity is all in good time. If you refrain from unwholesome thoughts, good retribution is all in good time. If you stop gossiping, good relationships are all in good time.
• 开光落成(開光落成) inauguration ceremony
• 完成人格 to fulfill our human character
• 众缘成就平安福 诸事圆满全家欢(眾緣成就平安福 諸事圓滿全家歡) Favorable outcomes are our greatest blessings; All goals fulfilled makes a family joyful.
• 显密圆通成佛心要集(顯密圓通成佛心要集) Collection of Essentials for Becoming a Buddha through the Perfect Penetration of Exoteric and Esoteric
• 成年礼(成年禮) coming of age ; Coming-of-Age Ceremony
• 不空成就 Amoghasiddhi
• 烧炭成灰(燒炭成灰) with more burning charcoal is reduced to ash
• 成人之美 the beauty of helping somebody else ; Assist Others in Fulfilling Their Goals
• 融入众中　成功在望(融入眾中　成功在望) Blend in with the Crowd; Success Is Within Reach
• 成所作智 Wisdom of perfect conduct
• 妙吉祥瑜伽大教金刚陪罗嚩轮观想成就仪轨经(妙吉祥瑜伽大教金剛陪囉嚩輪觀想成就儀軌經) Vajrabhairava; Miao Jixiang Yujia Da Jiao Jingang Pei Luo Fu Lun Guan Xiang Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing
• 1. 合抱之木 生于幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始于涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠于勤劳 4. 悟道之缘 在于用心(1. 合抱之木 生於幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始於涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠於勤勞 4. 悟道之緣 在於用心) A giant tree comes from tiny sprouts. Water that wears through rock comes from a stream of droplets. Success comes from a foundation built by diligence. Conditions for awakening come from commitment.
• 成住坏空(成住壞空) formation, existence, disintegration, and emptiness; four kalpas
• 大毘卢遮那成佛神变加持经莲华胎藏悲生曼荼罗广大成就仪轨供养方便会(大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經蓮華胎藏悲生曼荼羅廣大成就儀軌供養方便會) Vairocana Sutra Lotus Platform Matrix Assembly Compassion Mandala Attainment Liturgy; Da Piluzhena Cheng Fo Shenbian Jia Chi Jing Lianhua Tai Cang Bei Sheng Mantuluo Guangda Chengjiu Yi Gui Gongyang Fangbian Hui

Also contained in

成礼 、 萧道成 、 成败论人 、 成始成终 、 组成 、 习以成性 、 成位 、 成药 、 米已成炊 、 因人成事 、 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 、 成俗 、 成交 、 成为一体 、 落成 、 成案 、 边际成本 、 段成式 、 屈打成招 、 出口成章 、 不成体统 、 集成 、 正常成本 、 频率合成 、 改成 、 成绩卓然 、 成品 、 合成石油

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 389
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 308
• Scroll 1 Commentary on Nyāyamukha 因明入正理論疏 — count: 213
• Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 212
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 199
• Scroll 2 Commentary on Nyāyamukha 因明入正理論疏 — count: 196
• Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 189
• Scroll 1 Vigrahavyāvartanī (Hui Zhenglun) 迴諍論 — count: 189 , has English translation
• Scroll 7 Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 186
• Scroll 3 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 176

Collocations

• 七宝成 (七寶成) 以七寶成 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 41
• 成最正觉 (成最正覺) 我今亦於賢劫中成最正覺 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 13
• 织成 (織成) 金縷織成 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 13
• 成阿罗汉 (成阿羅漢) 即成阿羅漢 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 10
• 成阴阳 (成陰陽) 身身相觸以成陰陽 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 8
• 行成 (行成) 明行成 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 7
• 成神通 (成神通) 未能變化成神通證 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 7
• 自觉成 (自覺成) 佛用自覺成無比聖猗 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 成无比 (成無比) 佛用自覺成無比聖猗 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 成阿耨多罗三藐三菩提 (成阿耨多羅三藐三菩提) 即於座上成阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6