Definition

Examples

• 他的第一本小说成了他的成名作。
  Tā de dì yī běn xiǎoshuō chéng le tā de chéng míng zuò.
  His first novel became his breakout work.
• 这部电影是导演的成名作，让他一举成名。
  Zhè bù diànyǐng shì dǎoyǎn de chéng míng zuò, ràng tā yìjǔ chéngmíng.
  This film was the director's seminal work that made him famous overnight.
• 许多艺术家一生只有一部成名作。
  Xǔduō yìshùjiā yìshēng zhǐ yǒu yí bù chéng míng zuò.
  Many artists only have one seminal work in their lifetime.