成家立业 — Chinese idiom
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
Traditional: 成家立業
Meaning
- to get married and start a career
- to settle down
- to establish oneself
Character by character
- 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish;
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
- 业yèbusiness, profession; to study, to work
Idioms sharing a character
- 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
- 一成不变 yī chéng bù biàn
- 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
- 一语成谶 yī yǔ chéng chèn
- 一雨成秋 yī yǔ chéng qiū
- 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún
- 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
- 不成体统 bù chéng tǐ tǒng
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng
- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū
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