Usage note
养成表示慢慢形成一种习惯。
yǎng chéng biǎo shì màn màn xíng chéng yì zhǒng xí guàn。
养成 means to slowly form a habit.
Context note
养成常用于习惯、学习和生活方式。
yǎng chéng cháng yòng yú xí guàn 、 xué xí hé shēng huó fāng shì。
养成 is often used with habits, study, and lifestyle.
5 examples
我要养成早睡的习惯。
wǒ yào yǎng chéng zǎo shuì de xí guàn。
I want to develop the habit of sleeping early.
养成好习惯很重要。
yǎng chéng hǎo xí guàn hěn zhòng yào。
Developing good habits is very important.
他养成了每天运动的习惯。
tā yǎng chéng le měi tiān yùn dòng de xí guàn。
He developed the habit of exercising every day.
我们要养成认真学习的习惯。
wǒ men yào yǎng chéng rèn zhēn xué xí de xí guàn。
We should develop the habit of studying carefully.
从小养成好习惯。
cóng xiǎo yǎng chéng hǎo xí guàn。
Develop good habits from a young age.
5 mini stories
老师说要从小养成好习惯。
lǎo shī shuō yào cóng xiǎo yǎng chéng hǎo xí guàn。
The teacher said to develop good habits from childhood.
她养成了每天读书的习惯。
tā yǎng chéng le měi tiān dú shū de xí guàn。
She developed the habit of reading every day.
我们正在养成整理房间的习惯。
wǒ men zhèng zài yǎng chéng zhěng lǐ fáng jiān de xí guàn。
We are developing the habit of tidying the room.
他想养成早起的习惯。
tā xiǎng yǎng chéng zǎo qǐ de xí guàn。
He wants to develop the habit of getting up early.
坚持一段时间，就能养成习惯。
jiān chí yí duàn shí jiān， jiù néng yǎng chéng xí guàn。
If you keep it up for a while, you can form a habit.
Mini dialogue
好习惯
A
你怎么养成早起的好习惯的？
Nǐ zěnme yǎng chéng zǎoqǐ de hǎo xíguàn de?
How did you form the good habit of getting up early?
B
我每天定闹钟，慢慢就养成了。
Wǒ měitiān dìng nàozhōng, mànmàn jiù yǎng chéng le.
I set an alarm every day, and gradually formed it.
阅读习惯
A
养成阅读的习惯很重要。
Yǎng chéng yuèdú de xíguàn hěn zhòngyào.
Forming a reading habit is very important.
B
是的，我打算每天读十分钟书，养成这个习惯。
Shì de, wǒ dǎsuàn měitiān dú shí fēnzhōng shū, yǎng chéng zhège xíguàn.
Yes, I plan to read for ten minutes every day to form this habit.
Related words and contrasts
similar
培养
péiyǎng
cultivate
often used for developing skills or qualities
opposite
改掉
gǎidiào
break (a habit)
to stop a bad habit