达成

• Pinyin: dá chéng
• Hanzi breakdown: 达 (reach, arrive) + 成 (accomplish, become)

Meaning

To reach; to achieve; to arrive at (an agreement).

Typically used for reaching agreements, consensus, or goals. More formal than 实现. Common collocations include 达成协议 (reach an agreement), 达成共识 (reach consensus), and 达成目标 (achieve a goal).

Examples

1. 经过三轮谈判，双方终于达成了协议。 After three rounds of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement.
2. 团队成员在这个问题上达成了共识。 The team members reached a consensus on this issue.
3. 我们需要共同努力才能达成这个目标。 We need to work together to achieve this goal.

Usage Guide

Context: negotiations, agreements, goals

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 我们达成一致了。(We've reached an agreement.)
• 希望能达成合作。(Hope we can reach a cooperation agreement.)

Don't Say

• 说'我达成了吃饭'是错误的——达成后面接协议、共识、目标等抽象名词，不接具体动作 (Saying 我达成了吃饭 is wrong — 达成 takes abstract nouns like agreements or goals, not concrete actions)

Origin & History

Compound of 达 (to reach, to arrive) + 成 (to accomplish, to become), meaning to reach completion.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal