Chinese word

构成

Pronunciation

Pinyingòu chéng

Meaning

  • verbmake up

Example

这个团队由五个人构成。zhè ge tuán duì yóu wǔ gè rén gòu chéng

This team is made up of five people.

Illustration for 构成 (make up)

More examples

这些材料相互结合，最终构成了新的化合物。zhè xiē cái liào xiāng hù jié hé zuì zhōng gòu chéng le xīn de huà hé wù

These materials combine with one another and ultimately form a new compound.

Core concept

A set of pieces works together as the organized whole that results from them.

Common phrases

  • 构成犯罪gòu chéng fàn zuì

    constitute a crime

  • 构成部分gòu chéng bù fèn

    component

  • 构成因素gòu chéng yīn sù

    constitutive factor

Similar words

组成zǔ chéng: To combine separate parts into one whole.
形成xíng chéng: To come into being as elements or conditions join together.

Definition in Chinese

各部分相互配合、组合后形成整体或某种结构。gè bù fèn xiāng hù pèi hé zǔ hé hòu xíng chéng zhéng tǐ huò móu zhǒng jié gòu

Word origin

构成 (gòuchéng, "to make up") joins 构 (gòu, "build") and 成 (chéng, "come into being"), presenting a built result as a formed whole.

Usage tips

  • The word applies to abstract structures as well as physical ones, including plans, systems, teams, and arguments.

Other meanings

  • consist ofverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 构成部分gòu chéng bù fèncomponentnoun
  • 构成者gòu chéng zhěconstituentnoun

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