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构成

gòu chéng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 構成

构成 (gòu chéng) means "to constitute, form". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 构成 means

1. to constitute
2. to form
3. to compose
4. to make up
5. to configure (computing)

The characters in 构成

• 构gòuto construct; to form; to make up
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete

Example sentences

• 云层的构成方式有好几种。
  Yúncéng de gòuchéng fāngshì yǒu hǎojǐ zhǒng.
  There are several kinds of cloud formations.
• 人体的组织是由细胞构成的。
  Réntǐ de zǔzhī shì yóu xìbāo gòuchéng de.
  Human tissue is made up of cells.
• 这些东西构成了一顿营养均衡的饭。
  Zhèxiē dōngxi gòuchéng le yī dùn yíngyǎng jūnhéng de fàn.
  These things constitute a balanced meal.
• 灵魂是由理性、意志和情欲构成的。
  Línghún shì yóu lǐxìng, yìzhì hé qíngyù gòuchéng de.
  The soul is made up of reason, determination, and passion.
• 如果我是同志那又怎样？这能构成犯罪吗？
  Rúguǒ wǒ shì tóngzhì nà yòu zěnyàng? zhè néng gòuchéng fànzuì ma?
  And if I were gay, would that be a crime?
• 人的后半生就是由他前半生养成的习惯所构成的，其他什么都没有。
  Rén de hòubànshēng jiùshì yóu tā qiánbànshēng yǎngchéng de xíguàn suǒ gòuchéng de, qítā shénme dōu méiyǒu.
  The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

Where 构成 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Inclusion, Components & Structure (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gòu chéng correctly.
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