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成功

Mandarin · pinyin chéng gōng

to succeed
success
successful; fruitful

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result

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2–1 · cheng2 gong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sing4 gung1

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verb

to succeed; to achieve success; to be successful
(literary) to complete a task
(literary) to gather in the crops; to harvest
(literary) to agree; to allow; to permit

noun

success; prosperity
(literary) achievements; exploits; deeds
(literary) effect; outcome

adj

successful

name

(～鎮) Chenggong (an urban township in Taitung County, Taiwan)
(～村) Chenggong (a village in Caidian, Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

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