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成家立业 — “To get married and start one's career”

成家立业 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get married and start one's career”. To settle down and establish a family and a profession. Literally, “form family and establish career”.

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成家立业 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 成chéng
  • 家jiā
  • 立lì
  • 业yè

成家立业 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
成
chéng7to become or succeed
家
jiā10family home or expert
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
业
yè5industry, occupation, karma

Example Sentence with 成家立业

他一直努力学习和工作,希望能在三十岁之前成家立业,过上稳定而充实的生活。
He has been diligently studying and working, hoping to get married and start his career before he turns thirty, leading a stable and fulfilling life.

Idioms Related to 成家立业

Synonyms of 成家立业

  • ān安jiā家lì立yè业settle down, establish a home and career
  • jiā家chéng成yè业jiù就family and career established

Antonyms of 成家立业

  • qīng倾jiā家dàng荡chǎn产lose all family property

More idioms starting with 成

  • chéng成yī一jiā家yán言form one's own school of thought
  • chéng成yě也xiāo萧hé何bài败xiāo萧hé何success and failure from the same source
  • chéng成yě也xiāo萧hé何,,bài败yě也xiāo萧hé何success and failure due to the same person
  • chéng成shì事bù不shuō说Do not comment on what is done
  • chéng成shì事bù不zú足,,huài坏shì事yǒu有yú余more apt to spoil than succeed
  • chéng成shì事bù不zú足,,bài败shì事yǒu有yú余more likely to spoil than succeed
  • chéng成rén人bù不zì自zai在,,zì自zai在bù不chéng成rén人No pain, no gain
  • chéng成rén人zhī之shàn善help others achieve good
  • chéng成rén人zhī之měi美Help others achieve their goals
  • chéng成rén仁qǔ取yì义sacrifice life for righteousness
  • chéng成hé何tǐ体tǒng统How improper! What an outrage!
  • chéng成fó佛zuò作zǔ祖achieve outstanding accomplishments

Questions about 成家立业

What does 成家立业 mean?
成家立业 (chéng jiā lì yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get married and start one's career”.
How do you pronounce 成家立业?
成家立业 is pronounced chéng jiā lì yè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 成家立业 literally mean?
Literally, 成家立业 means “form family and establish career”. It is used to mean “to get married and start one's career”.
What is the Chinese definition of 成家立业?
指男的结了婚,有职业,能独立生活。
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