chéng
hòu

idiom

Meaning of 成气候

成气候 means to achieve something significant; to become a force to be reckoned with. Pronounced chéng qì hòu.

  • to achieve something significant; to become a force to be reckoned with

Definitions & Examples

zhǒng
xiǎo
xiǎo
nào
de
shēng
 
gēn
běn
chéng
liǎo
hòu
 

His small-scale, hit-or-miss business will never amount to anything.

Zhè
zhī
xīn
duì
wu
xiàn
zài
hái
chéng
hòu
 
yào
gèng
duō
shí
jiān
liàn
 

This new team isn't a force to be reckoned with yet; it needs more time to train.

Bié
dān
xīn
 
fǎn
duì
pài
chéng
liǎo
shén
me
hòu
 

Don't worry, those few dissidents won't amount to anything.

Èr
shí
nián
qián
 
méi
rén
jué
de
zhè
jiā
xiǎo
gōng
néng
chéng
hòu
 
jīn
shì
háng
tóu
 

Twenty years ago, no one thought this small company would amount to anything; now it's an industry giant.

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