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HSK
to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success)
HSK 3
accomplishment / success / achievement / CL: 個|个 / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about
HSK 3
to succeed / success / successful; fruitful
HSK 3
fruit (produced by a plant) / (fig.) fruits (of success etc) / results / gains
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *胜* | 胜* | *胜
victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task)
HSK 3
sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
HSK 7-9
gains and losses / success and failure / merits and demerits
HSK 7-9
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success
success at one go / to succeed at the first attempt
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军 / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
(idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
Failure is the mother of success.
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
to be successful in business / professional success
(idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success)
HSK 7-9
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
major achievement / great work / triumphant success
HSK 7-9
flushed with success / proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) / as pleased as punch
to win instant success (idiom) / to become an instant hit
to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc)
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success
success or failure
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move
see 龍門縣|龙门县 / see 龍門石窟|龙门石窟 / see 龍門山|龙门山 / Dragon Gate, mythical gate at the crest of a waterfall over which a carp may leap to become a dragon; (fig.) gateway to success or greatness
to announce good news / to report success
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared
to pave (with paving stones) / to lay a road / (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth) / to give a present to sb to ensure success
HSK 7-9
can be expected to be a success
enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug / complacent
to attack for a long time without success
to be successful in one's studies / academic success
human ladder (formed to help sb climb a wall etc); (fig.) person who sacrifices himself for others' success
to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory
HSK 7-9
survival rate / rate of success
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将)
to win instant success (idiom)
to win success and recognition (idiom)
lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝)
success across the board / victory in everything one touches
crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
ratio seventy to thirty / thirty percent failure, seventy percent success
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
to gain fame and success
(neologism c. 2021) to keep one's senses; not get carried away; not let success go to one's head
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward
bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous
to determine success or failure
report a success / announce a victory
opportunity to live; hope of success / vigor; vitality
HSK 7-9
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
to launch a satellite / (fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success / (later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims / to talk big
lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb) / fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow
grasp it and victory is assured / to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
(literary) to achieve success
to start shooting or firing / to win an initial success / to succeed (of a plan)
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
to break clear of all the troubles and hardships / to achieve success / to make it
(sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success
to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing)
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom) / fig. to weigh up various factors
victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
to be assured of success
good result; success
odds of success / stratagem that ensures success / to be sure of success
report of success from a candidate to the imperial examination (old) / list of deaths
bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)
to be assured of success (idiom)
middle-aged man (often with connotations of confidence, success and attractiveness)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *妒* | 妒* | *妒
to envy (success, talent) / jealous
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom) / fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)
the key trick / the secret of success
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively / (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work / not resting on one's laurels
success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *孨* | 孨* | *孨
(Internet slang) the three 's that symbolize success in life: a house, a car and a wife (房子, 車子|车子 and 妻子) / (archaic) cautious / cowardly
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
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
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence
report of success / report of a victory
abbr. for generals Wei Qing 衛青|卫青 and Huo Qubing 霍去病 of Western Han 西漢|西汉, famous for their success in quelling the Xiongnu barbarian invaders
to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong

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