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成家立业

chéng jiā lì yè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 成家立業

成家立业 (chéng jiā lì yè) means "to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 成家立业 means

1. to get married and start a career (idiom)
2. to settle down
3. to establish oneself

The characters in 成家立业

• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 业yèline of business; industry; occupation

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