成骨 | chéng gǔ | bone formation; osteogenesis |
成骨不全症 | chéng gǔ bù quán zhèng | osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); brittle bone disease |
成龙 | Chéng Lóng | Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and cantopop star |
打成平手 | dǎ chéng píng shǒu | to draw (a competition); to fight to a standstill |
拼成 | pīn chéng | to put sth together from component parts |
挥汗成雨 | huī hàn chéng yǔ | to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him) |
抚养成人 | fǔ yǎng chéng rén | to bring up (a child) |
改成 | gǎi chéng | to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium) |
放下屠刀, 立地成佛 | fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó | lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes |
放射生成物 | fàng shè shēng chéng wù | radiogenic material |
败不成军 | bài bù chéng jūn | the army is completely routed (idiom) |
文成 | Wén chéng | Wencheng county in Wenzhou 温州, Zhejiang |
文成县 | Wén chéng xiàn | Wencheng county in Wenzhou 温州, Zhejiang |
明成祖 | Míng Chéng zǔ | Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永乐 |
有志竟成 | yǒu zhì jìng chéng | persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way |
有志者事竟成 | yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng | a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way |
有情人终成眷属 | yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ | if there are lovers, love will find find a way to come together (idiom) |
有意栽花花不发, 无心插柳柳成阴 | yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn | lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it |
望子成龙 | wàng zǐ chéng lóng | lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to have great hopes for one's offspring; to give one's child the best education as a career investment |
未完成 | wèi wán chéng | imperfect; incomplete |
未成 | wèi chéng | minor (i.e. person under 18); incomplete; unachieved; failed; abortive |
未成冠 | wèi chéng guān | minor (old usage, person under 20) |
未成年人 | wèi chéng nián rén | minor (i.e. person under 18) |
未成年者 | wèi chéng nián zhě | minor (not an adult) |
李建成 | Lǐ Jiàn chéng | Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武门之变; Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy |
李成桂 | Lǐ Chéng guì | Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910) |
李成江 | Lǐ Chéng jiāng | Li Chengjiang |
核合成 | hé hé chéng | nucleosynthesis |
荣成 | Róng chéng | Rongcheng county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong |
荣成市 | Róng chéng shì | Rongcheng county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong |
荣成湾 | Róng chéng wān | Roncheng bay near Weihai 威海市 on north coast of Shandong |
机会带来成功 | jī huì dài lái chéng gōng | opportunity brings success (idiom) |
机会成本 | jī huì chéng běn | opportunity cost |
欧盟成员国 | Ōu méng chéng yuán guó | EU member states; countries of the European Union |
正常成本 | zhèng cháng chéng běn | normal cost (accountancy) |
历史成本 | lì shǐ chéng běn | historic cost (accounting) |
氢净合成油 | qīng jìng hé chéng yóu | hydrogenated oil |
沉没成本 | chén mò chéng běn | sunk cost (economics) |
没有规矩, 不成方圆 | méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán | without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
没有规矩, 何以成方圆 | méi yǒu guī jǔ , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán | without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
波澜老成 | bō lán lǎo chéng | splendid and powerful (of story); majestic; awesome |
深成岩 | shēn chéng yán | plutonic rock; abyssal rock |
浑然天成 | hún rán tiān chéng | to resemble nature itself; of the highest quality (idiom) |
凑成 | còu chéng | to put together; to make up (a set); to round up (a number to a convenient multiple); resulting in... |
溃不成军 | kuì bù chéng jūn | utterly defeated |
火成 | huǒ chéng | igneous (geology); formed by fire; volcanic (rock) |
火成岩 | huǒ chéng yán | igneous rock (geology); volcanic rock |
火成碎屑 | huǒ chéng suì xiè | pyroclastic |
无巧不成书 | wú qiǎo bù chéng shū | curious coincidence |
无心插柳柳成阴 | wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn | lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 无心插柳柳成荫 |