Meaning of dé chěng:
dé chěng
得逞
Verb
to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it
Suīrán tāmen shìtú pòhuài jìhuà, dàn méi néng dé chěng.
虽然他们试图破坏计划，但没能得逞。
Although they tried to sabotage the plan, they did not prevail.
Tā jìhuàle yī chǎng èzuòjù, dàn zuìzhōng méiyǒu dé chěng.
他计划了一场恶作剧，但最终没有得逞。
He planned a prank, but ultimately it didn't succeed.
Tā zhōngyú déchěng le tā de jìhuà.
他终于得逞了他的计划。
He finally got away with his plan.
