Results for “成”

to put together / to make up (a set) / to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) / resulting in...

(idiom) (of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed

(geology) igneous / volcanic (rock)

igneous rock (geology) / volcanic rock

pyroclastic

curious coincidence

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫

achieving nothing

(idiom) nurture makes second nature / good habits come by long assimilation

(of wine, cheese, beef etc) to age / to mature

thermal imaging

thermosphere (nonstandard synonym of 熱層|热层[rè céng])

a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) / one cannot accomplish much on one's own

please help achieve something (formal)

ready-made phrase / unhelpful comment

spanning tree (in graph theory)

production costs

lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now. / also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭

the rice is cooked / what's done is done / it's too late to change anything now (idiom)

to retain a portion (of profits etc)

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it

to have accomplished nothing (idiom)

to be tempered into a steel

to make eyes / to exchange flirting glances with sb

to set each other off nicely

well established / accepted as a result of long usage

(idiom) to complement one another

to watch in anticipation (idiom)

unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)

lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently

to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom) / to fall ill from constant overwork

lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom) / fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions

(idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean

see 聚沙成塔[jù shā chéng tǎ]

accumulated habits become custom

a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom) / a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth

to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone