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成绩

grade; score; achievement

nounneutral
chéng2nd tone
4th tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
chéngjì
Part of speech
noun
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
17
Register
neutral
Measure word
个 / 项

Stroke order for 成绩

成绩 is written with 17 strokes (: 6, : 11). The animation replays automatically.

What does 成绩 mean?

成绩 (chéngjì) is the Chinese word for a measurable result or achievement — most commonly a school grade, an exam score, or a sports/work performance result.

In everyday life, students and parents use 成绩 constantly: 考试成绩 (exam score), 学习成绩 (academic results), 成绩单 (report card). It also extends to sports (比赛成绩 race results) and adult contexts (工作成绩 work performance). Two notes for English speakers: first, 成绩 is broader than 'grade' — it covers both the number/letter mark and the underlying achievement that produced it.

Second, 成绩 carries a positive, evaluative tone — saying someone 有成绩 ('has 成绩') means they have notable achievements, not just any score. For a single raw test number, 分数 (fēnshù) is more neutral.

Character by character

chéngto accomplish; to become; result
+
achievement; merit; record
=
成绩

Memory hook: 成 (accomplish) + 绩 (merit/record) = the recorded result of what you accomplished.

Example sentences

他这次考试的成绩很好。

Tā zhè cì kǎoshì de chéngjì hěn hǎo.

He got very good results on this exam.

neutral

我的中文成绩比以前好多了。

Wǒ de Zhōngwén chéngjì bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.

My Chinese grades are much better than before.

spoken

妈妈想看看我的成绩单。

Māma xiǎng kànkan wǒ de chéngjìdān.

Mom wants to take a look at my report card.

spoken

他在工作上取得了很大的成绩。

Tā zài gōngzuò shang qǔdé le hěn dà de chéngjì.

He has achieved great results at work.

written

Common phrases with 成绩

考试成绩kǎoshì chéngjìexam results
学习成绩xuéxí chéngjìacademic performance
成绩单chéngjìdānreport card; transcript
成绩好chéngjì hǎoto have good grades
取得成绩qǔdé chéngjìto achieve results

Synonyms

分数fēnshù

分数 is the raw numerical score (e.g., 85 分). 成绩 is the broader evaluation — a 成绩 can include the 分数 plus rank, comments, and overall standing. Use 分数 when you mean only the number.

成就chéngjiù

成就 is a major life accomplishment (career, life-work). 成绩 is more everyday — school results, work performance, sports outcomes. A student has 成绩; a Nobel winner has 成就.

Don't confuse 成绩 with

成功chénggōng

成功 means 'to succeed / success' (verb or abstract noun). 成绩 is the concrete, measurable result. You can 取得成绩 (get results) on the way to 成功 (success).

结果jiéguǒ

结果 is a neutral 'result / outcome' of any event (good or bad). 成绩 implies a graded, evaluative result — usually in academic, sports, or work contexts.

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