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成气候

成氣候
chéngqìhòu
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

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.
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.
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.

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