成功 chéng gōng
“success; to succeed”
adjective, adjective / noun, adverbial adjectiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Measure word 次 · 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
成功 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1077: 成功 chénggōng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动、形). PDF page 106
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 成功
成功 means "success" or "successful." It is used as a noun after verbs like 取得, as an adjective after 很, and as an adverb 成功地 before a verb. Typical patterns are 取得成功, 很成功, and 成功地 + verb.
例句Example sentences
- 这次会议很成功。zhè cì huì yì hěn chéng gōng.This meeting was very successful.
- 祝你在新的一年里取得成功。zhù nǐ zài xīn de yì nián lǐ qǔ dé chéng gōng.I wish you success in the new year.
- 他们成功地找到了一个解决办法。tā men chéng gōng de zhǎo dào le yí gè jiě jué bàn fǎ.They successfully found a solution.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我们成功了这件事。
✓我们把这件事做成功了。
成功 cannot take an object; it describes a result, not an action done to something.
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✗他是一个成功。
✓他是一个成功的人。
As an adjective, 成功 needs 的 before a noun and cannot stand alone to mean "a successful person."
义项All meanings
- Chéng gōng: Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
- chéng gōng: success; to succeed