"成材" meaning in Chinese

See 成材 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/, /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/, /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/, /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/, /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/, /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/, /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/, /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/, /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/, /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/ Chinese transliterations: chéngcái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sing⁴ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sing² zai², sêng-châi, chiâⁿ-châi, chéngcái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], chéngcái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chʻêng²-tsʻai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chéng-tsái [Mandarin, Yale, standard], cherngtsair [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чэнцай [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čɛncaj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sing⁴ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], sìhng chòih [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], sing⁴ tsoi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], xing⁴ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ zai²] [Puxian-Min], sêng-châi [Hokkien, POJ], sîng-tsâi [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sengzaai [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], chiâⁿ-châi [Hokkien, POJ], tsiânn-tsâi [Hokkien, Tai-lo], cviazaai [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ nai²] [Puxian-Min] Forms: 成⫽材 [canonical], 成才
Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 成⫽材 (verb-object), {{tlb|zh|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. (literally) to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size Tags: intransitive, literally, verb-object
    Sense id: en-成材-zh-verb-LgbYMhu4
  2. (figuratively) to become a useful person Tags: figuratively, intransitive, verb-object
    Sense id: en-成材-zh-verb-Qbp~tEYP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 不成材 (bùchéngcái), 伓成材, 成材林 (chéngcáilín), 毋成材

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/, /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/, /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/, /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/, /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/, /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/, /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/, /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/, /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/, /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/ Chinese transliterations: chéngcái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sing⁴ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sing² zai², sêng-châi, chiâⁿ-châi, chéngcái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], chéngcái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chʻêng²-tsʻai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chéng-tsái [Mandarin, Yale, standard], cherngtsair [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чэнцай [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čɛncaj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sing⁴ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], sìhng chòih [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], sing⁴ tsoi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], xing⁴ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ zai²] [Puxian-Min], sêng-châi [Hokkien, POJ], sîng-tsâi [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sengzaai [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], chiâⁿ-châi [Hokkien, POJ], tsiânn-tsâi [Hokkien, Tai-lo], cviazaai [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ nai²] [Puxian-Min] Forms: 成才
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 成材
  1. (Southern Min, Puxian Min) to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented Tags: Min, Puxian-Min, Southern, intransitive Synonyms: 成囝 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-成材-zh-verb-C0ZXgnM- Categories (other): Puxian Min Chinese, Southern Min Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 12 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 10 76
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bùchéngcái",
      "word": "不成材"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "伓成材"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chéngcáilín",
      "word": "成材林"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "毋成材"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "成⫽材",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "成才",
      "raw_tags": [
        "“become a useful person”"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "vo"
      },
      "expansion": "成⫽材 (verb-object)",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "intransitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(intransitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size"
      ],
      "id": "en-成材-zh-verb-LgbYMhu4",
      "links": [
        [
          "grow",
          "grow"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ],
        [
          "timber",
          "timber"
        ],
        [
          "full",
          "full"
        ],
        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "literally",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to become a useful person"
      ],
      "id": "en-成材-zh-verb-Qbp~tEYP",
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to become a useful person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "intransitive",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻêng²-tsʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéng-tsái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cherngtsair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэнцай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛncaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìhng chòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ tsoi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sîng-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sengzaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiânn-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cviazaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "成材"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "成才",
      "raw_tags": [
        "“become a useful person”"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "成材",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Puxian Min Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern Min Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 21 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 12 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 10 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented"
      ],
      "id": "en-成材-zh-verb-C0ZXgnM-",
      "links": [
        [
          "striking",
          "striking"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ],
        [
          "looking",
          "looking"
        ],
        [
          "talented",
          "talented"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Min, Puxian Min) to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "成囝"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Southern",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻêng²-tsʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéng-tsái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cherngtsair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэнцай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛncaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìhng chòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ tsoi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sîng-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sengzaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiânn-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cviazaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "成材"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese intransitive verbs",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 成",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 材",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bùchéngcái",
      "word": "不成材"
    },
    {
      "word": "伓成材"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéngcáilín",
      "word": "成材林"
    },
    {
      "word": "毋成材"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "成⫽材",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "成才",
      "raw_tags": [
        "“become a useful person”"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "vo"
      },
      "expansion": "成⫽材 (verb-object)",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "intransitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(intransitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grow",
          "grow"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ],
        [
          "timber",
          "timber"
        ],
        [
          "full",
          "full"
        ],
        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "literally",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to become a useful person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to become a useful person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "intransitive",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻêng²-tsʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéng-tsái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cherngtsair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэнцай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛncaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìhng chòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ tsoi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sîng-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sengzaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiânn-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cviazaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "成材"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese intransitive verbs",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 成",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 材",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "成才",
      "raw_tags": [
        "“become a useful person”"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "成材",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Puxian Min Chinese",
        "Southern Min Chinese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "striking",
          "striking"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ],
        [
          "looking",
          "looking"
        ],
        [
          "talented",
          "talented"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Min, Puxian Min) to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Southern",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéngcái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻêng²-tsʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chéng-tsái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cherngtsair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэнцай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛncaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìhng chòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ tsoi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xing⁴ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sîng-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sengzaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiâⁿ-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiânn-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cviazaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ zai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing² zai² [Phonetic:sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: sing⁵ nai²]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬiŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "成囝"
    }
  ],
  "word": "成材"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 成材 meaning in Chinese (8.5kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-31 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (bcd5c38 and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.