HSK 5 · Ideas

成就 chéngjiù “accomplishment” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 成就 means

  1. accomplishment
  2. success
  3. achievement
  4. to achieve (a result)
  5. to create
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to bring about

Measure word 个 gè · 一个成就 yí ge chéngjiù

How to say 成就

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale成chéng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale就jiù4th tone, falling

成就 in a sentence

  1. 对他自己的成就他从不感到满意。

    Duì tā zìjǐ de chéngjiù tā cóngbù gǎndào mǎnyì.

    He was never satisfied with his own achievements.

    Sentence #7012163 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他在多个领域取得了成就。

    Tā zài duō ge lǐngyù qǔdé le chéngjiù.

    He has achieved success in many fields.

    Sentence #6111597 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我们所取得的成就令人惊叹。

    Wǒmen suǒ qǔdé de chéngjiù lìngrén jīngtàn.

    What we’ve achieved is amazing.

    Sentence #13551886 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 成就 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 成 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
成chéngto succeed
  • 戈halberd · gē
  • 丁part of the character
The character 就 (jiù) with each of its parts in a different colour
就jiùin that case; then
  • 京capital city · jīngSound part
  • 尤especially · yóuMeaning part

尤 hints at the meaning (especially); 京 (jīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiù.

How to write 成就

成 6 strokes · 就 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

成就 (chéngjiù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 成就 (chéngjiù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 成就

Words with 成

完成wánchéng · to complete成绩chéngjì · achievement变成biànchéng · to turn into成功chénggōng · success成为chéngwéi · to become养成yǎngchéng · to cultivate成人chéngrén · adult赞成zànchéng · to approve成立chénglì · to establish成长chéngzhǎng · to grow up

Words with 就

就jiù · then就要jiùyào · about to就是jiùshì · exactly就近jiùjìn · nearby将就jiāngjiu · to make do迁就qiānjiù · to accommodate就业jiùyè · employment就职jiùzhí · to take office

More words: Ideas & Concepts

步骤bùzhòu · procedure差距chājù · gap成分chéngfèn · ingredient成果chéngguǒ · result程度chéngdù · degree措施cuòshī · measure单元dānyuán · unit (forming an entity)道理dàoli · reason

FAQs

成就 (chéngjiù) means “accomplishment” or “success”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it chéngjiù: chéng with a 2nd tone, then jiù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 成就 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one accomplishment is 一个成就 (yí ge chéngjiù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chengjiu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 成就 from the suggestions. Typing chengjiu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
成就 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.