<p>成器 comes from the Chinese idioms 玉不琢不成器. Used to describe people without training can not become a useful person.
成器 means be a useful person.</p>

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2018-06-01T03:25:41.533Z
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Pengfei Fang
<p>You can just take those explanations from other answers as they're all correct. 
 And as far as I am concerned, we use “出息” in our sentence in place of “成器” in our daily lives. </p>

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李赞平
<p>iciba has:</p>

<p>《圣经》里说:‘孩子不打不成器. ’
Spare the rod and spoil the child, as the Good Book says.</p>

<p>Without the context of the text where you found this sentence, that indicates to me:</p>

<p>我感觉绝望，我就想成器.
I'm so down, I just want to be a useful person.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>It is a fixed saying, in modern times, it is usually used in <strong>negative</strong> expressing. i.e. 不成器</p>

<p>我感觉绝望，我就想成器.</p>

<p>People don't use 器 to refer himself, because the criterion is too low, imply that you are not even an ordinary human.</p>

<p>If you really want to use it, use it like this:</p>

<ol>
<li>他不成器.</li>
<li>一个不成器的家伙.</li>
<li>老话说: 玉不琢不成器, 我要修理修理你.</li>
</ol>

<p>There is another famous quote from Confucius: 君子不器 which has a totally different meaning, and the view point is not appropriate in modern times.</p>

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2018-06-01T04:46:59.380Z
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sfy
<p>this new vocab in my textbook says it means: to make something of one's self.</p>

<p>我感觉绝望，我就想成器.</p>

<p>I feel so hopeless, I just want to make something of my self.
is this the right interpretation?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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2018-06-01T03:22:34.350Z
bkrs:成器(1) [utensil]∶做成器具
(2) **[become a useful person]∶比喻成为有用的人
不成器**
(3) [exquisite ware]∶精美的器具, 比喻有才能的人
总角为成器
user6065
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I feel that *I just want to make something of my self* is also a correct interpretation.
dan
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What is the meaning of 成器 and how do you use it？
# What is the meaning of 成器 and how do you use it？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-01)

this new vocab in my textbook says it means: to make something of one's self.

我感觉绝望，我就想成器.

I feel so hopeless, I just want to make something of my self.
is this the right interpretation?

Thanks

**Tags:** translation, meaning

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: bkrs:成器(1) [utensil]∶做成器具 (2) **[become a useful person]∶比喻成为有用的人 不成器** (3) [exquisite ware]∶精美的器具, 比喻有才能的人 总角为成器  
> **username_2**: I feel that *I just want to make something of my self* is also a correct interpretation.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2018-06-01. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

It is a fixed saying, in modern times, it is usually used in **negative** expressing. i.e. 不成器

我感觉绝望，我就想成器.

People don't use 器 to refer himself, because the criterion is too low, imply that you are not even an ordinary human.

If you really want to use it, use it like this:

1. 他不成器.
2. 一个不成器的家伙.
3. 老话说: 玉不琢不成器, 我要修理修理你.

There is another famous quote from Confucius: 君子不器 which has a totally different meaning, and the view point is not appropriate in modern times.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-06-01. Score: 1

成器 comes from the Chinese idioms 玉不琢不成器. Used to describe people without training can not become a useful person.
成器 means be a useful person.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-06-10. Score: 1

You can just take those explanations from other answers as they're all correct.
And as far as I am concerned, we use “出息” in our sentence in place of “成器” in our daily lives.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-06-01. Score: 0

iciba has:

《圣经》里说:‘孩子不打不成器. ’
Spare the rod and spoil the child, as the Good Book says.

Without the context of the text where you found this sentence, that indicates to me:

我感觉绝望，我就想成器.
I'm so down, I just want to be a useful person.


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