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安家立业 — “To settle down and establish a home and career”

安家立业 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to settle down and establish a home and career”. To make one's home and start a business. Literally, “settle a home, establish a career”.

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安家立业 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 安ān
  • 家jiā
  • 立lì
  • 业yè

安家立业 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
安
ān6peace, calm, safe
家
jiā10family home or expert
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
业
yè5industry, occupation, karma

Example Sentence with 安家立业

经过多年的辛勤努力,他终于在这个城市安家立业,过上了稳定的生活。
After many years of hard work, he finally settled down and established his career in this city, leading a stable life.

Idioms Related to 安家立业

Synonyms of 安家立业

  • ān安tǔ土zhòng重qiān迁content with one's native land and reluctant to move
  • chéng成jiā家lì立yè业settle down, marry, and start a career

Antonyms of 安家立业

  • píng萍zōng踪làng浪jì迹to wander from place to place

More idioms starting with 安

  • ān安bù不wàng忘wēi危In peace, do not forget danger
  • ān安zhī之ruò若mìng命accept one's lot with equanimity
  • ān安zhī之ruò若sù素accept adversity calmly as normal
  • ān安lè乐wō窝a cozy haven
  • ān安yú于yì一yú隅content with one's limited circumstances
  • ān安yú于suǒ所xí习content with familiar routines
  • ān安yú于gù故sú俗,,nì溺yú于jiù旧wén闻Content with old customs and outdated knowledge
  • ān安yú于xiàn现zhuàng状content with the status quo
  • ān安yú于pán盘shí石stable as a huge rock
  • ān安yú于pán磐shí石Secure as a massive rock
  • ān安fèn份shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and law-abiding
  • ān安qí其suǒ所xí习comfortable with the familiar

Questions about 安家立业

What does 安家立业 mean?
安家立业 (ān jiā lì yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to settle down and establish a home and career”.
How do you pronounce 安家立业?
安家立业 is pronounced ān jiā lì yè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 安家立业 literally mean?
Literally, 安家立业 means “settle a home, establish a career”. It is used to mean “to settle down and establish a home and career”.
What is the Chinese definition of 安家立业?
安置家庭,创立基业或事业。也指长期在一个地方劳动和生活。
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