自学成才

自學成才
zìxuéchéngcái
idiom #35,736

Meanings

  1. 1 to become accomplished through self-study
  2. 2 to be self-taught and successful
  3. 3 a self-made expert

Examples

Tā méi shàng guò dàxué, wánquán shì zìxuéchéngcái.
He never went to university — he's entirely self-taught.
Xǔduō chéngxùyuán dōu shì zìxuéchéngcái de.
Many programmers are self-taught.
Tā kào zìxuéchéngcái, chéng le zhīmíng fānyìjiā.
Through self-study she became a well-known translator.

Tips

usage
Strongly admiring. Often used to honor people who reached professional standing without formal training, especially in tech, art, and language fields.

Stroke Order

xué
chéng
cái