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[破繭成蝶] pòjiǎnchéngdié lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
to get to a better place after going through difficult period

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        pò, broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break, split or cleave/to get rid of/to ...
        pòhuài, [破壞], destruction/damage/to wreck/to break/to destroy
        dǎpò, to break/to smash
        pòchǎn, [破產], to go bankrupt/to become impoverished/bankruptcy
        tūpò, to break through/to make a breakthrough/to surmount or break the back of (a task...
        pòàn, to solve a case/shabby old table
        pòliè, to rupture/to fracture/to break down/(linguistics) plosion
        pòlàn, [破爛], worn-out/rotten/dilapidated/tattered/ragged/rubbish/junk
        Nápòlún, [拿破侖]/[拿破崙], variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Ná pò lún], Napoleon (name)/Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), E...
        pòsuì, to smash to pieces/to shatter
        bàopò, to blow up/to demolish (using explosives)/dynamite/blast
        pòjiě, to break (a bond, constraint etc)/to explain/to unravel/to decipher/to decode/to...
        pòmiè, [破滅], to be shattered/to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
        pòménérrù, [破門而入], to break the door down and enter (idiom)
        pòyì, [破譯], to break a code/to crack a riddle/to solve an enigma/a breakthrough
        shípò, [識破], to penetrate/to see through
        pòsǔn, [破損], to become damaged
        zhēnpò, [偵破], to investigate (as detective)/to solve (crime)/to uncover (a plot)/to sniff out/...
        pòlì, to make an exception
        pòjiù, [破舊], shabby
        chōngpò, [衝破], breakthrough/to overcome an obstacle quickly
        zhīlípòsuì, [支離破碎], scattered and smashed (idiom)
        
        pòzhàn, [破綻], hole or tear in cloth/mistake or gap in a speech or theory
        sīpò, to tear/to rip
        pòmén, [破門], to burst or force open a door/to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Churc...
        huápò, [劃破], to cut open/to rip/to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)/to pierce (scream, s...
        pòhuàixìng, [破壞性], destructive
        pòfèi, [破費], to spend (money or time)
        pòxiǎo, [破曉], daybreak/dawn
        pòshāngfēng, [破傷風], tetanus (lockjaw)
        pòjìngchóngyuán, [破鏡重圓], a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)/(of marriage) to pick up the pieces...
        pòhuò, [破獲], to uncover (a criminal plot)/to break open and capture
        gōngpò, to make a breakthrough/to break through/to breach (military)
        pòchú, to eliminate/to do away with/to get rid of
        
        
        
        pòchǔ, [破處], to break the hymen/to lose virginity
        tóupòxuèliú, [頭破血流], lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised
        cánpò, [殘破], broken/dilapidated
        
        pòxié, broken shoes/worn-out footwear/loose woman/slut
        
        
        pòkǒudàmà, [破口大罵], to abuse roundly
        
        tūpòdiǎn, [突破點], point of penetration (military)/breakthrough
        
        diǎnpò, [點破], to lay bare in a few words/to expose with a word/to point out bluntly
        pòbài, [破敗], to defeat/to crush (in battle)/beaten/ruined/destroyed/in decline
        pòtiānhuāng, unprecedented/for the first time/never before/first ever
        pòjiè, to violate a religious precept/to smoke or drink after giving up
        
        
        jiāpòrénwáng, family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned/destitute and h...
        pòxiàng, (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc/to disfigure/to make a fool of o...
        pògé, to break the rule/to make an exception
        chéngfēngpòlàng, [乘風破浪], to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
        pòzhéhào, [破折號], dash/Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
        pòfǔchénzhōu, lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's me...
        
        
        
        shìrúpòzhú, [勢如破竹], like a hot knife through butter (idiom)/with irresistible force
        bùgōngzìpò, (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)/to be discredited
        dàopò, to expose/to reveal
        pòcái, [破財], bankrupt/to suffer financial loss
        kànpò, to see through/disillusioned with/to reject (the world of mortals)
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        pòbīngchuán, ice breaker
        
        
        yúsǐwǎngpò, [魚死網破], lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)
        bàopòshǒu, blaster/soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges/petardier
        
        diēpò, (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level)/to be injured or damaged a...
        
        
        pòtǔ, to break ground/to start digging/to plough/to break through the ground (of seedl...
        shípòtiānjīng, [石破天驚], earth-shattering/breakthrough/remarkable and original work
        yīyǔdàopò, [一語道破], one word says it all (idiom)/to hit the nail on the head/to be pithy and correct
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        jiēpò, to uncover
        diānpūbùpò, [顛撲不破], solid/irrefutable/incontrovertible/indisputable/unbreakable
        
        

        jiǎn, [繭]/[蠒], cocoon/callus, variant of 繭|茧[jiǎn]
        zuòjiǎnzìfù, [作繭自縛], to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devisin...
        lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
        jiǎnzi, [繭子], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 趼子

        Chéng/chéng, surname Cheng, to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn ...
        chéngwéi, [成為], to become/to turn into
        Chénggōng/chénggōng, Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast ...
        biànchéng, [變成], to change into/to turn into/to become
        wánchéng, to complete/to accomplish
        zàochéng, to bring about/to create/to cause
        chéngyuán, [成員], member
        chéngshú, mature/ripe/to mature/to ripen/Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu]
        dàngchéng, [當成], to consider as/to take to be
        dáchéng, [達成], to reach (an agreement)/to accomplish
        chéngzhǎng, [成長], to mature/to grow/growth
        chéngjì, [成績], achievement/performance records/grades/CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
        chéngjiāo, to complete a contract/to reach a deal
        chéngjiù, accomplishment/success/achievement/CL:個|个[gè]/to achieve (a result)/to create/to...
        chéngniánrén, adult person
        zànchéng, [贊成], to approve/to endorse/(literary) to assist
        chénglì, to establish/to set up/to be tenable/to hold water
        chéngrén, adult
        zǔchéng, [組成], to form/to make up/to constitute
        xíngchéng, to form/to take shape
        
        chéngqiānshàngwàn, [成千上萬], lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/...
        chéngguǒ, result/achievement/gain/profit/CL:個|个[gè]
        chéngfèn, composition/make-up/ingredient/element/component/one's social status/CL:個|个[gè]
        fēnchéng, to divide (into)/to split a bonus/to break into/tenths/percentage allotment
        gòuchéng, [構成], to constitute/to form/to compose/to make up/to configure (computing)
        kànchéng, to regard as
        chéngtiān, (coll.) all day long/all the time
        
        héchéng, to compose/to constitute/compound/synthesis/mixture/synthetic
        chéngnián, to grow to adulthood/fully grown/the whole year
        chéngmíng, to make one's name/to become famous
        chéngběn, (manufacturing, production etc) costs
        wèichéngnián, underage
        
        wèichéngniánrén, minor (i.e. person under 18)
        
        chéngxiàng, to form an image/imaging
        
        zhìchéng, [製成], to manufacture/to turn out (a product)
        yīshìwúchéng, [一事無成], to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere
        cùchéng, to facilitate/to effect
        chéngbǎishàngqiān, hundreds/a large number/lit. by the hundreds and thousands
        chéngjìdān, [成績單], school report or transcript
        jiànchéng, to establish/to build
        jiéchéng, [結成], to form/to forge (alliances etc)
        zhǎngchéng, [長成], to grow up
        chéngbài, [成敗], success or failure
        huànchéng, [換成], to exchange (sth) for (sth else)/to replace with/to convert into
        luànchéngyītuán, [亂成一團], in a great mess/chaotic
        chéngxiào, effect/result
        chéngjiā, to settle down and get married (of a man)/to become a recognized expert
        yīchéngbùbiàn, [一成不變], nothing much changes (idiom); always the same/stuck in a rut
        chéngjiàn, [成見], preconceived idea/bias/prejudice
        shēngchéng, to generate/to produce/generated/produced
        bùchéng, won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
        xiànchéng, [現成], ready-made/readily available
        
        chéngqún, in groups/large numbers of/grouping
        tíchéng, to take a percentage
        shōuchéng, harvest
        
        
        chéngquán, to help sb accomplish his aim/to help sb succeed/to complete/to make whole/to ro...
        
        zhùchéng, [鑄成], to cast in metal/(fig.) to forge/to fashion
        yǎngchéng, [養成], to cultivate/to raise/to form (a habit)/to acquire
        dǎchéngyīpiàn, to merge/to integrate/to become as one/to unify together
        dàgōnggàochéng, successfully accomplished (project or goal)/to be highly successful
        zànchéngpiào, [贊成票], approval/affirmative vote
        
        xīnxiǎngshìchéng, to have one's wishes come true/wish you the best!
        chénghūn, to get married
        chéngxíng, to become shaped/to become formed
        chéngpǐn, finished goods/a finished product
        chéngqiān, thousands
        xiōngyǒuchéngzhú, to plan in advance (idiom)/a card up one's sleeve/forewarned is forearmed
        niàngchéng, [釀成], to form gradually/to lead to
        chéngfèn, composition/make-up/ingredient/element/component/one's social status/same as 成分
        
        shùnlǐchéngzhāng, [順理成章], logical/only to be expected/rational and clearly structured (of text)
        shìyèyǒuchéng, [事業有成], to be successful in business/professional success
        shuǐdàoqúchéng, lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)/fig. when conditions are right...
        chéngxīn, intentional/deliberate/on purpose
        chéngrén, to die for a good cause
        biānchéng, [編成], to organize/to put together/to edit
        gōngchéngmíngjiù, to win success and recognition (idiom)
        chéngyī, ready-made clothes
        
        mùyǐchéngzhōu, lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)/fig. what is done ca...
        luòchéng, to complete a construction project
        JīnRìchéng, Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
        
        ChéngLóng/chénglóng, [成龍], Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star, to succeed in life/to become...
        yīqìhēchéng, [一氣呵成], to do something at one go/to flow smoothly
        chéngwén, written/statutory
        diǎnshíchéngjīn, [點石成金], to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing int...
        Chéngjísīhán, Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
        mòshǒuchéngguī, [墨守成規], hidebound by convention (idiom)
        chéngyīn, cause/factor/cause of formation
        
        chéngqúnjiéduì, [成群結隊], making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers/as a large crowd
        nǎoxiūchéngnù, [惱羞成怒], to fly into a rage out of humiliation/to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
        sùchéng, crash (course)/accelerated (process)/quick (fix)/instant (success)/to achieve in...
        
        zǔchéngbùfèn, [組成部分], part/component/ingredient/constituent
        zuòxiǎngqíchéng, to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
        chéngqīn, [成親], to get married
        chéngxíng, to embark on a journey
        chéngqì, to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect
        chéngtào, forming a complete set/complementing one another
        chénghuó, to survive
        chéngyǔ, [成語], Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or ...
        
        lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
        yǒuzhìzhěshìjìngchéng, a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, t...
        nòngqiǎochéngzhuō, to overreach oneself/to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
        
        
        
        bànchéngpǐn, semi-manufactured goods/semifinished articles/semifinished products
        
        zìxuéchéngcái, [自學成才], a self-made genius
        chéngzhēn, to come true
        chéngcái, to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect
        zhòngzhìchéngchéng, [眾志成城], unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
        héchéngxiānwéi, [合成纖維], synthetic fiber
        
        
        chéngguī, [成規], established rules/the beaten track
        
        
        chéngjiālìyè, [成家立業], to get married and start a career (idiom)/to settle down/to establish oneself
        
        
        jíchéng, integrated (as in integrated circuit)
        jíchéngdiànlù, [集成電路], integrated circuit/IC
        
        mǎdàochénggōng, [馬到成功], to win instant success (idiom)
        
        
        bāchéng, eighty percent/most probably/most likely
        fǎnmùchéngchóu, to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
        huǒchéngyán, igneous rock (geology)/volcanic rock
        Píngchéng, Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Aki...
        
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        sùchéngbān, intensive course/crash course
        chéngcái, to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect/(of a tree) t...
        
        chéngzhúzàixiōng, see 胸有成竹[xiōng yǒu chéng zhú]
        
        gōngbàichuíchéng, [功敗垂成], to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last...
        chéngyuánguó, [成員國], member country
        
        héchéngqì, synthesizer
        
        
        chéngpiàn, (of a large number of things) to form an expanse/to cover an area
        chéngzāi, [成災], disastrous/to turn into a disaster
        
        chéngsè, relative purity of silver or gold/purity in carat weight/quality/fineness
        chéngchóng, [成蟲], imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
        húnrántiānchéng, [渾然天成], to resemble nature itself/of the highest quality (idiom)
        wàngzǐchénglóng, [望子成龍], lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child t...
        fànlànchéngzāi, [泛濫成災], lit. to flood (idiom)/fig. rampant/in plague proportions
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        zhuóyǒuchéngxiào, highly effective/fruitful
        
        
        
        
        jíyúqiúchéng, [急於求成], anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success/impatient for resul...
        
        
        yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
        
        chéngniánlěiyuè, year in, year out (idiom)
        
        chéngmíngzuò, work that makes one's name
        
        xiāngfǔxiāngchéng, [相輔相成], to complement one another (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        sānwǔchéngqún, in groups of three or four (idiom)
        
        Chéngdū, Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        gǎichéng, to convert/to turn into (sth else)/to adapt (a story to another medium)
        
        
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        zéchéng, [責成], to give sb a task
        yuēdìngsúchéng, [約定俗成], established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement/customary conventio...
        
        
        dàqìwǎnchéng, lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures...
        
        
        chéngpī, in batches/in bulk
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Chéngtián, Narita (Japanese surname and place name)
        
        
        
        chéngyào, [成藥], patent medicine/medicine already made up
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chénghuólǜ, survival rate/rate of success
        
        
        
        
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        chéngqiānchéngwàn, [成千成萬], lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/...
        
        
        
        
        
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        jùshāchéngtǎ, sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amoun...
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        xiāngyìngchéngqù, to set each other off nicely
        
        
        
        
        chéngwénfǎ, statute
        
        héchéngxiàngjiāo, [合成橡膠], synthetic rubber
        
        
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        chéngjiāojià, [成交價], sale price/negotiated price/price reached in an auction
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
        
        
        
        
        chéngshuō, [成說], accepted theory or formulation
        
        
        
        
        
        héchéngcí, [合成詞], compound word
        
        

        húdié, butterfly/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        húdiéjié, [蝴蝶結], bow/bowknot
        dié, [蜨], variant of 蝶[dié], butterfly/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        diéyǒng, butterfly stroke (swimming)
        
        diégǔ, sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
        zhāofēngyǐndié, (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies/(fig.) to attract the opposite sex...
        
        
        
        húdié, variant of 蝴蝶[hú dié]

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