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养成 meaning in English

yǎngchéng

to cultivate; to raise

HSK 4verbTraditional 養成15 strokes

Meaning of 养成

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎngchéng
  1. to cultivate
  2. to raise
  3. to form (a habit)
  4. to acquire

How to use 养成

养成 is most often paired with 习惯 (xíguàn, habit), usually describing good or bad habits built over time. Example: 他养成了早起的习惯。 (Tā yǎngchéng le zǎoqǐ de xíguàn.) He got into the habit of getting up early.

养 (yǎng) means to raise or nourish, and 成 (chéng) means to become or complete. If you keep nourishing something day after day, it finally becomes part of you, like a habit.

Common mistake: Learners often use 变成 (biànchéng) for habits, as in 变成习惯. The natural phrase is 养成习惯, because 变成 describes something turning into something else, not a habit built gradually. Also keep the third tone on 养 (yǎng), not a flat yāng.

养成 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ们men该gāi养yǎng成chéng使shǐ用yòng字zì典diǎn的de习xí惯guàn。
You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.
好hǎo习xí惯guàn是shì从cóng小xiǎo养yǎng成chéng的de。
Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.
一yí旦dàn养yǎng成chéng了le坏huài习xí惯guàn，就jiù很hěn难nán改gǎi回huí来lái了le。
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
坏huài习xí惯guàn一yí旦dàn被bèi养yǎng成chéng，便biàn不bù能néng简jiǎn单dān地dì改gǎi正zhèng。
Once you've formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily.
每měi天tiān早zǎo上shàng我wǒ养yǎng成chéng看kàn电diàn视shì英yīng语yǔ课kè程chéng的de习xí惯guàn。
Every morning I make it a rule to watch the English course on TV.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

养 yǎng · to raise · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

成 chéng · to succeed · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 养成.

成为chéngwéito become; to turn into
变成biànchéngto change into; to turn into
完成wánchéngto complete; to accomplish
成绩chéngjìachievement; performance records
组成zǔchéngto form; to make up
成功chénggōngto succeed; success
造成zàochéngto bring about; to create; to cause
成员chéngyuánmember
形成xíngchéngto form; to take shape
成熟chéngshúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripen
成长chéngzhǎngto mature; to grow
成就chéngjiùaccomplishment; success

Questions about 养成

What does 养成 mean?

养成 (yǎngchéng) means "to cultivate; to raise" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 养成?

养成 is made of 2 characters: 养 (9 strokes), 成 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 养成 an HSK word?

Yes. 养成 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 养成 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 养成 is written 養成.

Can 养成 be used for raising children or animals?

Not usually in modern speech. For raising children or pets, use 养 alone or 抚养 (fǔyǎng), as in 养狗 (yǎng gǒu, to keep a dog). 养成 mostly takes objects like 习惯 (habit), 性格 (personality), or 作风 (style of conduct).

How do I say someone broke or got rid of a habit?

Use 改掉 (gǎidiào) or 戒掉 (jièdiào), as in 改掉坏习惯 (gǎidiào huài xíguàn, to get rid of a bad habit). 养成 only covers forming a habit, not ending one.

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