▎成, chéng, (Ptc), As a verb complement, successful(ly) (2)

 

Function 成 is a resultative complement referring to the successfulness of an undertaking, able to succeed at the verb.

1 要是你再不努力讀書的話，就念不成醫學系了。

Yàoshi nǐ zài bù nǔlì dúshū de huà, jiù niànbùchéng yīxué xì le.

If you don’t start taking your studies seriously you’ll never get into med school.

2 如果訂購不成的話，就只好換一個網站訂購了。

Rúguǒ dìnggòu bù chéng de huà, jiù zhǐhǎo huàn yí ge wǎngzhàn dìnggòu le.

If you can’t complete the order, you’ll have to try from a different website.

3 他又參加了民意代表選舉，可惜這一次他沒連任成。

Tā yòu cānjiā le mínyì dàibiǎo xuǎnjǔ, kěxí zhè yí cì tā méi liánrènchéng.

He ran in the representative elections again, but unfortunately was not reappointed.

4 上個月那場演唱會因為颱風而改時間了。等了一個月，今天我終於看成了。

Shàng ge yuè nà chǎng yǎnchànghuì yīnwèi táifēng ér gǎi shíjiān le. Děng le yí ge yuè, jīntiān wǒ zhōngyú kànchéng le.

The concert scheduled for last month was postponed due to a typhoon. I went to see it today, finally.

5 高小美當得成當不成助教，得由系主任來決定。

Gao Xiǎoměi dāngdechéng dāngbùchéng zhùjiào, děi yóu xìzhǔrèn lái juédìng.

Whether or not Gao Xiǎoměi will become a teaching assistant is up to the chairman of the department.

 

Usage

(1) 成 can be used in both the actual mode (V 成, 沒 V 成) and the potential mode (V 得成, V 不成).

(2) Compare with 成 serving in other functions.