成材 chéng cái

to make sth of oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 45950th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
材 cái HSK 4
material; timber; ability