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成气候

成氣候
chéng qìhòu
idiom #51,278

Meanings

  1. 1 to amount to something; to become successful
  2. 2 to make it (usually used in the negative: 不成气候 = won't amount to much)

Examples

HSK 2
这个小公司慢慢也成气候了。
Zhège xiǎo gōngsī mànmàn yě chéng qìhòu le.
This small company is slowly becoming a real player too.
HSK 6
那帮人闹不成气候。
Nà bāng rén nào bù chéng qìhòu.
That crowd can't kick up anything worth worrying about.
HSK 7-9
他这个人不成气候，别指望他干大事。
Tā zhège rén bù chéng qìhòu, bié zhǐwàng tā gàn dàshì.
He's never going to amount to much. Don't count on him to do anything big.

Tips

usage
Most often appears as 不成气候 or 成不了气候 - "won't make it". The image is of weather (气候) that never quite forms into a proper storm.

Stroke Order

成 chéng
气 qì
候 hòu