成 家 立 业

chéng jiā lì yèdictionary entry

to get married and start a career (idiom) / to settle down / to establish oneself

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

成家立業 成家立业 [cheng2 jia1 li4 ye4] /to get married and start a career (idiom)/to settle down/to establish oneself/

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Other forms in these source records: 成家立業

成
chéng
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
Chéng
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]
家
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]
立
lì
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
Lì
surname Li
业
yè
line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already
Yè
surname Ye

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