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成才

chéngcái

to become a useful or accomplished person

A young tree grows tall and straight under a watering can
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Characters in this word

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

才 cái

Strokes
3
Radical
扌 — hand
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 教育的目标不是把学生训练成工具,而是帮助他们真正成才。 Jiàoyù de mùbiāo bú shì bǎ xuéshēng xùnliàn chéng gōngjù, ér shì bāngzhù tāmen zhēnzhèng chéngcái. The aim of education is not to train students into tools, but to help them truly become accomplished people.
  • 他从小努力读书,长大后终于成才。 Tā cóngxiǎo nǔlì dúshū, zhǎngdà hòu zhōngyú chéngcái. He studied hard from childhood and eventually grew into an accomplished person.
  • 父母都希望孩子健康成长,将来能够成才。 Fùmǔ dōu xīwàng háizi jiànkāng chéngzhǎng, jiānglái nénggòu chéngcái. Parents all hope their children grow up healthy and become capable people one day.

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