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Usages of chénggōng
虽然 她 先 申请 失败 了， 但是 后来 又 申请 了 一 次， 终 于 成功 了。Suīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.
我 相信 你 会 成功。wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ huì chénggōng.
I believe you will succeed.
Test yourself: What does chénggōng mean?
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