Chinese word dictionary

养成

yǎngchéng · to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire

Practice word

Word information

Simplified养成

Traditional養成

Pinyinyǎngchéng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

养yǎng

to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support

成chéng

to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed

How to learn 养成

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

变成biànchéng

to change into; to turn into; to become

成绩chéngjì

achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

完成wánchéng

to complete; to accomplish

养yǎng

to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

成功chénggōng

Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan; to succeed; success; successful; fruitful

成为chéngwéi

to become; to turn into