chéng
jiā

idiom
common

Meaning of 成家立业

成家立业 means to get married and establish a family or career; to settle down. Pronounced chéng jiā lì yè.

  • to get married and establish a family or career; to settle down

Definitions & Examples

jīng
sān
shí
suì
le
 
shì
gāi
chéng
jiā
de
shí
hòu
le
 

He's already thirty; it's time for him to get married and establish his career.

duō
nián
qīng
rén
xuǎn
xiān
hòu
chéng
jiā
 

Many young people choose to establish a career first before getting married.

zuì
de
xīn
yuàn
jiù
shì
kàn
dào
chéng
jiā
 
shēng
huó
ān
dìng
 

The greatest wish of parents is to see their children settled down with a family and career, living a stable life.

bái
shǒu
jiā
 
xīn
pīn
duō
nián
 
zhōng
chéng
jiā
 

He started from nothing, worked hard for many years, and finally established a family and a thriving business.