成家立业

成家立業
chéngjiālìyè
idiom #39,630

Meanings

  1. 1 to get married and start a career
  2. 2 to settle down and establish oneself
  3. 3 to set up a household and a livelihood

Examples

Fùmǔ xīwàng tā zǎorì chéngjiālìyè.
His parents hope he will soon settle down and build a career.
Tā sānshí suì yǐjīng chéngjiālìyè, ràng jiārén hěn xīnwèi.
At thirty he's already married and established — a comfort to his family.
Chéngjiālìyè zhīhòu, tā de shēnghuó biànde gèngjiā wěndìng.
After settling down and starting his career, his life became much more stable.

Tips

history
From Wu Zimu's Song-dynasty 《·》: 四方百货成家立业 — describing how goods from all directions gathered in Hangzhou, allowing many to establish families and livelihoods.
culture
Embodies a traditional life milestone expectation — particularly applied to men, combining family formation with career stability. Often cited (sometimes anxiously) in parent-child conversations about adulthood.

Stroke Order

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