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成材

chéng cái

2-character word

What 成材 means

1. to make sth of oneself
2. to become a person who is worthy of respect
3. (of a tree) to grow to full size
4. to become useful for timber

The characters in 成材

• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 材cáimaterial; timber; ability

Example sentences

• 就是因为他不成材他爸看不起他。
  Jiùshì yīnwèi tā bù chéngcái tā bà kànbuqǐ tā.
  It's just that because he hasn't made something of himself, his father won't look at him.

Words containing 成材

• 不成材bù chéng cáiworthless; good-for-nothing

Sounds the same

Read chéng cái, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 成才to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect