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养成

yǎng chéng

HSK 4 2-character word Traditional 養成

What 养成 means

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

The characters in 养成

• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete

Example sentences

• 好习惯是从小养成的。
  Hǎo xíguàn shì cóng xiǎo yǎngchéng de.
  Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.
• 他养成了熬夜的习惯。
  He fell into the habit of keeping late hours.
• 你们该养成使用字典的习惯。
  Nǐmen gāi yǎngchéng shǐyòng zìdiǎn de xíguàn.
  You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.
• 一旦养成了坏习惯，就很难改回来了。
  A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
• 坏习惯一旦被养成，便不能简单地改正。
  Once you have formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily.
• 每天早上我养成看电视英语课程的习惯。
  Every morning I make it a rule to watch the English course on TV.

Words containing 养成

• 抚养成人fǔ yǎng chéng rénto bring up (a child)