<p>As a resultant complement, both 完 and 好 can indicate 'finish' or 'complete'</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>谈完生意 (finish talking business)</p>
<p>做好功課 (finish doing homework)</p>
<p>~</p>
<p>好 can also mean 'properly' or 'well'</p>
<p>Example: 學好中文 (learn Chinese well)</p>
<p>~</p>
<p>As a resultant complement, depending on the context, 成 can mean:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>成為 - e.g. 做<strong>成</strong>木偶 (make <strong>into</strong> a puppet); 打成殘廢 (beat <strong>to become</strong> crippled)</p>
</li>
<li><p>成功 - e.g. 谈<strong>成</strong>生意 (<strong>successfully</strong> making a deal); 練成武功 (<strong>successfully</strong> trained in martial art)</p>
</li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p><em>很难办成的事情</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>很难办<strong>成</strong> = hard to <strong>successfully</strong> do</p>
<blockquote>
<p>穿成这样</p>
</blockquote>
<p>穿<strong>成</strong>这样 = dress (<strong>to become</strong>) like this</p>

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Thanks for the clarification and thorough answer!
Rosencrantzisalive
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<p>In the last 2 examples you are right , but in the first one 成 means 成为(become) which can not be replaced by 完 or 好.</p>

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<p>I have these sentences from my textbook which I mostly understand, but I'm confused about the usage of 成.</p>
<p>”有银行通知我去面试，所以就<strong>穿成</strong>这样了。“</p>
<p>”我们和上次那个公司的生意终于<strong>谈成</strong>了。“</p>
<p>&quot;当别人请你帮忙时，对那些自己很难<strong>办成</strong>的事情，最好还是先想清楚。如果最后事情没<strong>办成</strong>，不仅自己会觉得不好意思，而且别人以后也有可能不再相信你了。&quot;</p>
<p>I'm guessing 成 is a resultant complement, it seems from context to mean something like 完 or 好, indicating completion. If so, how does it differ from them?</p>

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成 as a result complement
# 成 as a result complement

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-02)

I have these sentences from my textbook which I mostly understand, but I'm confused about the usage of 成.

”有银行通知我去面试，所以就**穿成**这样了。“

”我们和上次那个公司的生意终于**谈成**了。“

"当别人请你帮忙时，对那些自己很难**办成**的事情，最好还是先想清楚。如果最后事情没**办成**，不仅自己会觉得不好意思，而且别人以后也有可能不再相信你了。"

I'm guessing 成 is a resultant complement, it seems from context to mean something like 完 or 好, indicating completion. If so, how does it differ from them?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-07-02. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

As a resultant complement, both 完 and 好 can indicate 'finish' or 'complete'

Example:

谈完生意 (finish talking business)

做好功課 (finish doing homework)

~

好 can also mean 'properly' or 'well'

Example: 學好中文 (learn Chinese well)

~

As a resultant complement, depending on the context, 成 can mean:

1. 成為 - e.g. 做**成**木偶 (make **into** a puppet); 打成殘廢 (beat **to become** crippled)
2. 成功 - e.g. 谈**成**生意 (**successfully** making a deal); 練成武功 (**successfully** trained in martial art)

> *很难办成的事情*

很难办**成** = hard to **successfully** do

> 穿成这样

穿**成**这样 = dress (**to become**) like this

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for the clarification and thorough answer!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-07-03. Score: 1

In the last 2 examples you are right , but in the first one 成 means 成为(become) which can not be replaced by 完 or 好.


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