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    Expressing 'successful' with 成功 (chénggōng)

    Description & Modification
    Result & Consequence

    Structure

    成功 + 地 + Verb

    Explanation

    成功 (chénggōng) is an adjective and adverb meaning "successful" or "successfully." When used as an adverb before a verb, it indicates that an action was carried out with success, often followed by 地.

    Examples

    • 经过三年的努力,他终于成功地开了自己的餐厅。

      Jīngguò sān nián de nǔlì, tā zhōngyú chénggōng de kāile zìjǐ de cāntīng.

      After three years of hard work, he finally succeeded in opening his own restaurant.

    • 这次实验非常成功,大家都很高兴。

      Zhè cì shíyàn fēicháng chénggōng, dàjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng.

      This experiment was very successful, and everyone was very happy.

    • 她成功地说服了老板同意她的方案。

      Tā chénggōng de shuōfúle lǎobǎn tóngyì tā de fāng'àn.

      She successfully persuaded her boss to approve her plan.

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