Chinese

Verb

成功

1. to succeed; to achieve success

   雖然我們不敢說你一定會成功，但是也絕對沒有人敢說你一定不會成功！ [MSC, trad.]

   虽然我们不敢说你一定会成功，但是也绝对没有人敢说你一定不会成功！ [MSC, simp.]

   Suīrán wǒmen bùgǎn shuō nǐ yīdìng huì chénggōng, dànshì yě juéduì méiyǒu rén gǎn shuō nǐ yīdìng bùhuì chénggōng! [Pinyin]

   Though we dare not say you'll definitely succeed, no one would dare say you definitely won't!

2. (literary) to complete a task
   • 東漸于海，西被于流沙，朔南暨聲教訖于四海。禹錫玄圭，告厥成功。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     东渐于海，西被于流沙，朔南暨声教讫于四海。禹锡玄圭，告厥成功。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE

     Dōng jiàn yú hǎi, xī bèi yú liúshā, shuò nán jì shēngjiào qì yú sìhǎi. Yǔ xī xuánguī, gào jué chénggōng. [Pinyin]

     On the east, reaching to the sea; on the west, extending to the moving sands; to the utmost limits of the north and south - his fame and influence filled up (all within) the four seas. Yu presented the dark-coloured symbol of his rank, and announced the completion of his work.

3. (literary) to gather in the crops; to harvest
4. (literary) to agree; to allow; to permit

Antonyms

• (succeed): 失敗／失败 (shībài)

Noun

成功

1. success; prosperity

   沒有成功，哪來的幸福？ [MSC, trad.]

   没有成功，哪来的幸福？ [MSC, simp.]

   Méiyǒu chénggōng, nǎ lái de xìngfú? [Pinyin]

   How can one be happy without success?

   失敗乃成功之母。 / 失败乃成功之母。  ―  Shībài nǎi chénggōng zhī mǔ.  ―  Failure is the mother of success. (proverb)

   最後，預祝大會獲得圓滿成功！ [MSC, trad.]

   最后，预祝大会获得圆满成功！ [MSC, simp.]

   Zuìhòu, yùzhù dàhuì huòdé yuánmǎn chénggōng! [Pinyin]

   To conclude, I wish the conference a great success!

2. (literary) achievements; exploits; deeds
3. (literary) effect; outcome

Adjective

成功

1. successful

   一個很成功的人 / 一个很成功的人  ―  yī ge hěn chénggōng de rén  ―  a very successful person

Adverb

成功

1. successfully

   他成功獲得哈佛大學獎學金，前往美國深造。 [MSC, trad.]

   他成功获得哈佛大学奖学金，前往美国深造。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā chénggōng huòdé Hāfó dàxué jiǎngxuéjīn, qiánwǎng Měiguó shēnzào. [Pinyin]

   He successfully gained a scholarship from the Harvard University, and went to the US to further his studies.

Derived terms

See also

• 功成 (gōngchéng)
• 功成名就 (gōngchéngmíngjiù)

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 成功 ‎(d͡ʑiᴇŋ kuŋ).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) せいこう [sèékóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

成功 ‎(hiragana せいこう, romaji seikō)

1. success
2. success in life, achievement in the world

Synonyms

• (success): 完成 (かんせい) ‎(kansei), 成 (な)し遂 (と)げる ‎(nashitogeru)

Antonyms

• (success): 失敗 (しっぱい) ‎(shippai)

Derived terms

• 勤勉 (きんべん)は成功 (せいこう)の母 (はは) ‎(kinben wa seikō no haha)
• 失敗 (しっぱい)は成功 (せいこう)のもと ‎(shippai wa seikō no moto)
• 成功報酬 (せいこうほうしゅう) ‎(seikō hōshū)
• 成功裏 (せいこうり) ‎(seikōri), 成功裡 (せいこうり) ‎(seikōri)
• 不成功 (ふせいこう) ‎(fuseikō)

Verb

成功する ‎(hiragana せいこうする, romaji seikō suru)

1. succeed

   製品 (せいひん)の開発 (かいはつ)に成功 (せいこう)した。

   Seihin no kaihatsu ni seikō shita.

   We successfully developed the product.

2. be successful in life

Conjugation

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

成功 • ‎(seonggong) ‎(hangeul 성공)

1. Hanja form^? of 성공, “success”.

Vietnamese

Verb

成功

1. Hán tự form of thành công, “to succeed”