establish a career; acquire property
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to establish a career or undertaking; to set up a business
Refers to establishing one's professional path or enterprise, often used in formal or aspirational contexts.
Tā他
lì立
zhì志
yào要
zài在
sān三
shí十
suì岁
qián前
lì立
yè业
。
He is determined to establish his career before turning thirty.
Chuàng创
yè业
róng容
yì易
lì立
yè业
nán难
。
Starting a business is easy, but establishing a lasting career is hard.
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Jiàn建
gōng功
lì立
yè业
shì是
měi每
gè个
rén人
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
Building achievements and establishing a career is everyone's dream.
verb
to acquire property; to set up a household; to establish one's economic foundation
Emphasizes the material and economic aspect of establishing a stable life, often paired with '成家' (starting a family).
Chéng成
jiā家
lì立
yè业
shì是
rén人
shēng生
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jiē阶
duàn段
。
Starting a family and establishing a career is an important stage in life.
Fù父
mǔ母
xīn辛
kǔ苦
gōng工
zuò作
，
jiù就
shì是
wèi为
le了
bāng帮
zhù助
hái孩
zi子
lì立
yè业
。
Parents work hard precisely to help their children establish their careers.
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Zài在
nà那
gè个
nián年
dài代
，
nán男
rén人
èr二
shí十
suì岁
jiù就
yīng应
dāng当
lì立
yè业
le了
。
In those days, a man should have established his career by the age of twenty.