Word: 成 (chéng)

一个葫芦锯成的两把瓢,天生的一对儿

yí gè húlu jù chéng de liǎng bǎ piáo,tiānshēngdeyíduì ér

one gourd sawn into two ladles: a natural pair

一件小事演变成了大问题。

Yí jiàn xiǎoshì yǎnbiàn chéng le dà wèntí.

A small matter developed into a big problem.

一根单丝难成线，千根万根拧成绳

yìgēn dān sī nán chéng xiàn, qiān gēn wàn gēn níng chéng shéng

a single strand can hardly make a thread, but thousands twisted together make a rope

一根麻不乱，十根麻扯成团

yìgēn má bú luàn, shí gēn má chě chéng tuán

one strand of hemp doesn't tangle, but ten strands pulled together make a knot

不遇盘根错节，不足以成大器

bú yù pángēncuòjié, bùzú yǐ chéng dàqì

without meeting twisted roots and tangled knots, one can't become a great vessel

两人成了朋友。

Liǎng rén chéng le péngyou.

The two became friends.

书三写，“鱼”成“鲁”，“虚”成“虎”

shū sān xiě, “yú”chéng“Lǔ”, “xū”chéng“hǔ”

copy a book three times and 鱼 becomes 鲁, 虚 becomes 虎

今年收入同比增长一成。

Jīnnián shōurù tóngbǐ zēngzhǎng yì chéng.

Income this year grew ten percent year on year.

今年的销量比去年同期高了两成。

Jīnnián de xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī gāole liǎng chéng.

This year's sales are twenty percent higher than the same period last year.

他上个月谈成了两宗大买卖。

Tā shànggeyuè tán chéng le liǎng zōng dà mǎimai.

Last month he closed two big deals.

他们的友情酝酿成了爱情。

Tāmen de yǒuqíng yùnniàng chéng le àiqíng.

Their friendship ripened into a deep love.

他伪装成警察逃跑了。

Tā wěizhuāng chéng jǐngchá táopǎole.

He got away disguised as a policeman.

他十岁时成了孤儿。

Tā shí suì shí chéng le gū'ér.

He became an orphan when he was ten.

他后来成了有名的武生。

Tā hòulái chéng le yǒumíng de wǔshēng.

He later became a famous wusheng.

他成了大家关注的焦点。

Tā chéng le dàjiā guānzhù de jiāodiǎn.

He became the focus of everyone's attention.

他把他的自行车刷成红色。

Tā bǎ tā de zìxíngchē shuā chéng hóngsè.

He painted his bicycle red.

他把所有的墙壁漆成了绿色。

Tā bǎ suǒyǒu de qiángbì qī chéng le lǜsè.

He painted all the walls green.

他把诗翻译成英语。

Tā bǎ shī fānyì chéng Yīngyǔ.

He translated the verse into English.

他把这首老歌改编成了钢琴曲。

Tā bǎ zhè shǒu lǎogē gǎibiān chéng le gāngqínqǔ.

He rearranged this old song into a piano piece.

他把长文章浓缩成一段话。

Tā bǎ zhǎng wénzhāng nóngsuō chéng yíduàn huà.

He condensed the long article into a single paragraph.

他把长长的故事提炼成了一句话。

Tā bǎ chángcháng de gùshi tíliàn chéng le yíjù huà.

He distilled the long story into a single sentence.

他把饲料做成小丸喂鱼。

Tā bǎ sìliào zuò chéng xiǎo wán wèi yú.

He makes the feed into small pellets to feed the fish.

他把饼干掰成两半。

Tā bǎ bǐnggān bāi chéng liǎngbàn.

He broke the cookie in two.

他要把这首诗翻译成英文。

Tā yào bǎ zhè shǒu shī fānyì chéng Yīngwén.

He's going to translate this poem into English.

他要是成了，我跟你姓。

Tā yàoshi chéng le, wǒ gēn nǐ xìng.

If he can do that, I will eat my hat.

他靠股票赚了一百万，成了富翁。

Tā kào gǔpiào zhuànle yì bǎiwàn, chéng le fùwēng.

He made a million from stocks and became a millionaire.

价格上涨成了大家不满的导火索。

Jiàgé shàngzhǎng chéng le dàjiā bùmǎn de dǎohuǒsuǒ.

The price rise was the fuse that set off everyone's anger.

传说那棵老树成了精。

Chuánshuō nà kē lǎo shù chéng le jīng.

Legend has it that the old tree became a spirit.

作者将童话翻译成了我们的母语。

Zuòzhě jiāng tónghuà fānyì chéng le wǒmen de mǔyǔ.

The author translated the fairy tale into our mother tongue.

你们的约定最好写成书面的。

Nǐmen de yuēdìng zuìhǎo xiě chéng shūmiàn de.

It would be best to put your agreement in writing.

你可以把英文翻译成日语吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ Yīngwén fānyì chéng Rìyǔ ma?

Can you translate English into Japanese?

你是不是把冒号写成逗号了？

Nǐ shìbúshì bǎ màohào xiě chéng dòuhào le?

Did you write a comma instead of a colon?

你的梦想很快就会成真了。

Nǐ de mèngxiǎng hěn kuài jiù huì chéng zhēn le.

It won't be long before your dream comes true.

你的梦想成真了。

Nǐ de mèngxiǎng chéng zhēn le.

Your dreams have come true.

你的预言成真了。

Nǐ de yùyán chéng zhēn le.

Your prophecy has come true.

你能不能把这些句子翻译成英文？

Nǐ néng bùnéng bǎ zhèxiē jùzi fānyì chéng Yīngwén?

Can you translate these sentences into English?

你能把他的意见归结成两句话吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ tā de yìjiàn guījié chéng liǎngjù huà ma?

Can you sum up his opinion in two sentences?

养花成了爷爷生活的寄托。

Yǎnghuā chéng le yéye shēnghuó de jìtuō.

Growing flowers has become what gives my grandfather's life meaning.

农民把荒地整治成了良田。

Nóngmín bǎ huāngdì zhěngzhì chéng le liángtián.

The farmers turned the wasteland into good farmland.

冰融化成水。

Bīng rónghuà chéng shuǐ.

Ice melts to become water.

创业难,创业难,创成事业如登山

chuàngyè nán,chuàngyè nán,chuàng chéng shìyè rú dēngshān

starting up is hard, starting up is hard, building a career is like climbing a mountain

十岁时他就成了孤儿。

Shí suì shí tā jiù chéng le gū'ér.

He became an orphan when he was ten.

千年大道走成河

qiānnián dàdào zǒu chéng hé

a thousand-year-old road, walked until it becomes a river

协力山成玉，同心土变金

xiélì shān chéng yù, tóngxīn tǔ biàn jīn

with united strength a mountain becomes jade; with one heart, earth turns to gold

受不了委屈，成不了大事

shòubùliǎo wěiqu, chéng bù liǎo dàshì

if you can't bear being wronged, you can't achieve great things

土帮土成墙，人帮人成王

tǔbāngtǔchéngqiáng, rén bāng rén chéng Wáng

earth helping earth makes a wall; people helping people become kings

地球的表面有七成是水。

Dìqiú de biǎomiàn yǒu qī chéng shì shuǐ.

The surface of the earth is 70% water.

地震后，学校成了避难所。

Dìzhèn hòu, xuéxiào chéng le bìnànsuǒ.

After the earthquake, the school became a shelter.

墙刷成米色会更温暖。

Qiáng shuā chéng mǐsè huì gèng wēnnuǎn.

Painting the walls beige will make the room warmer.

墙把大房间划分成两间。

Qiáng bǎ dà fángjiān huàfēn chéng liǎngjiān.

A wall partitions the big room into two.

大器多晚成

dàqì duō wǎn chéng

great vessels are mostly completed late

大雁飞行时排成整齐的队形。

Dàyàn fēixíng shí pái chéng zhěngqí de duìxíng.

Wild geese fly in a neat formation.

她把墙壁都涂成了白色。

Tā bǎ qiángbì dōu tú chéng le báisè.

She painted the walls white.

她把头发编织成辫子。

Tā bǎ tóufa biānzhī chéng biànzi.

She braided her hair into plaits.

妈妈把旧外套翻新成了背包。

Māma bǎ jiù wàitào fānxīn chéng le bēibāo.

My mom turned an old coat into a backpack.

媒体把他吹捧成了天才。

Méitǐ bǎ tā chuīpěng chéng le tiāncái.

The media have hyped him up as a genius.

媒体把这位歌手捧成了大明星。

Méitǐ bǎ zhèwèi gēshǒu pěng chéng le dà míngxīng.

The media built this singer up into a big star.

子孝双亲乐，家和万事成

zǐ xiào shuāngqīn lè, jiā hé wànshì chéng

when children are filial, both parents are happy; when the family is harmonious, everything succeeds

学者如牛毛，成者如麟角

xuézhě rú niúmáo, chéngzhě rú línjiǎo

learners are like ox hairs, successes like a unicorn's horn

害怕失败成了他最大的绊脚石。

Hàipà shībài chéng le tā zuì dà de bànjiǎoshí.

Fear of failure became his biggest stumbling block.

小村子慢慢演变成了城市。

Xiǎo cūnzi mànmàn yǎnbiàn chéng le chéngshì.

The small village gradually developed into a city.

工厂把原油炼成汽油。

Gōngchǎng bǎ yuányóu liàn chéng qìyóu.

The factory refines crude oil into gasoline.

师傅把原油炼成了汽油。

Shīfu bǎ yuányóu liàn chéng le qìyóu.

The technician refined the crude oil into gasoline.

干冰会直接升华成气体。

Gānbīng huì zhíjiē shēnghuá chéng qìtǐ.

Dry ice sublimates directly into a gas.

弟弟扮成老虎吓我。

Dìdi bàn chéng lǎohǔ xià wǒ.

My little brother disguised himself as a tiger to scare me.

您的梦想有朝一日会成真的。

Nín de mèngxiǎng yǒuzhāo-yírì huì chéng zhēnde.

The time will come when your dream will come true.

成大事者，不惜小费

chéng dàshìzhě, bùxī xiǎofèi

Those who accomplish great things don't begrudge small expenses

成大事者不拘小节

chéng dàshìzhě bùjūxiǎojié

Those who accomplish great things don't fuss over small details

我们把屋子漆成绿色。

Wǒmen bǎ wūzi qī chéng lǜsè.

We painted the house green.

我们的梦想成真了。

Wǒmen de mèngxiǎng chéng zhēn le.

Our dreams came true.

我和她成了熟人。

Wǒ hé tā chéng le shúrén.

I struck up an acquaintance with her.

我和邻居成了莫逆之交。

Wǒ hé línjū chéng le mònìzhījiāo.

My neighbor and I have become the closest of friends.

我哥哥成了一名工程师。

Wǒ gēge chéng le yì míng gōngchéngshī.

My brother became an engineer.

我想你将我认成别人了。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ jiāng wǒ rèn chéng biéren le.

I think you've mistaken me for someone else.

我想请你把这本书翻译成英文。

Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè běn shū fānyì chéng Yīngwén.

I'd like you to translate this book into English.

我把“夫”写成了“天”。

Wǒ bǎ“fū”xiě chéng le“tiān”.

I wrote "天" instead of "夫".

我爷爷的老同学成了院士。

Wǒ yéye de lǎo tóngxué chéng le yuànshì.

My grandfather's old classmate became an academician.

我的梦想成真了。

Wǒ de mèngxiǎng chéng zhēn le.

My dream has come true.

把分数改写成小数。

Bǎ fēnshù gǎixiě chéng xiǎoshù.

Rewrite the fraction as a decimal.

把纸卷成筒，从这头往里看。

Bǎ zhǐ juǎn chéng tǒng, cóng zhè tóu wǎng lǐ kàn.

Roll the paper into a tube and look in from this end.

把这些药片磨成粉末。

Bǎ zhèxiē yàopiàn mó chéng fěnmò.

Grind these pills into a fine powder.

把这句句子翻成英语。

Bǎ zhè jù jùzi fān chéng Yīngyǔ.

Put this sentence into English.

把这句话翻译成韩语。

Bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng Hányǔ.

Translate this sentence into Korean.

搬家成了我们和好的契机。

Bānjiā chéng le wǒmen hé hǎo de qìjī.

Moving house gave us the opportunity to make up.

无火难成炊

wú huǒ nán chéng chuī

without fire it is hard to cook a meal

旧仓库被改装成了餐厅。

Jiù cāngkù bèi gǎizhuāng chéng le cāntīng.

The old warehouse was remodeled into a restaurant.

早起跑步成了新风尚。

Zǎoqǐ pǎobù chéng le xīn fēngshàng.

Running early in the morning has become a new trend.

最后，我们的项目成了拍卖会上最特别的一项。

Zuìhòu, wǒmen de xiàngmù chéng le pāimàihuì shàng zuì tèbié de yí xiàng.

Finally, we come to the most special item in this auction.

最近加班已经成了公司的常态。

Zuìjìn jiābān yǐjīng chéng le gōngsī de chángtài.

Working overtime has become the norm at the company lately.

桌子和椅子连成一体。

Zhuōzi hé yǐzi lián chéng yìtǐ.

The table and chairs are joined into a single piece.

植物把阳光转化成能量。

Zhíwù bǎ yángguāng zhuǎnhuà chéng néngliàng.

Plants convert sunlight into energy.

气恼成病，快乐长命

qìnǎo chéng bìng, kuàilè chángmìng

anger makes illness, joy lengthens life

烂麻拧成绳,力量大千斤

làn má níng chéng shéng,lìliang dà qiānjīn

Rotten hemp twisted into rope has the strength of a thousand jin

烈火识真金，百炼才成钢

lièhuǒ shí zhēnjīn, bǎiliàn cái chéng gāng

fierce fire reveals true gold; a hundred forgings make steel

生活成了上班回家的循环。

Shēnghuó chéng le shàngbān huíjiā de xúnhuán.

Life has become a circle of going to work and coming home.

百炼方能成钢

bǎiliàn fāng néng chéng gāng

only after a hundred forgings can iron become steel

祝你梦想成真。

Zhù nǐ mèngxiǎng chéng zhēn.

I hope your wishes will come true.

积丝成寸，积寸成尺，寸尺不已，遂成丈匹

jī sī chéng cùn, jī cùn chéng chǐ, cùnchǐ bùyǐ, suì chéng zhàng pǐ

silk threads add up to an inch, inches add up to a foot, keep adding inches and feet without stopping and you get lengths and whole bolts

积分可以兑换成购物券。

Jīfēn kěyǐ duìhuàn chéng gòuwùquàn.

Points can be converted into shopping vouchers.

糯米面包饺子，一捏就成

nuòmǐ miànbāo jiǎozi, yì niē jiù chéng

wrapping dumplings with glutinous rice dough: pinch once and it's done