组成

• 拼音: zǔ chéng
• 汉字拆解: 组 = 纟 (silk radical) + 且 (phonetic); 成 = 戈 (weapon) + a phonetic element, meaning 'to complete'

含义

To form; to make up; to compose. To combine parts into a whole.

Used to describe how individual parts come together to form a complete unit. Common in both everyday speech and more formal contexts. Often appears in the pattern '由...组成' (to be composed of...).

例句

1. 这个队由十个人组成。
2. 水是由什么组成的？
3. 我们组成了一个学习小组。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday, work

语气: informational

正确说法

• 这个班由三十个学生组成。(This class is made up of thirty students.)
• 我们组成了一个足球队。(We formed a football team.)

错误说法

• 他组成了很高兴。(组成 means to form/compose something — don't use it to describe emotions. Say 他变得很高兴.)

起源与历史

Compound of 组 (group/organize) and 成 (to become/accomplish), literally 'organize into completion.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal