| 一举成名 |
yī jǔ chéng míng |
(idiom) to become famous in one stroke; to shoot to fame (originally referred to passing the imperial examination) |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一举 |
yī jǔ |
a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go |
| 举 |
jǔ |
variant of 举 |
| 举 |
jǔ |
to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 成名 |
chéng míng |
to make one's name; to become famous |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |