成家立业 (chéng jiā-lì yè) — to get married and start a career; to settle down (as an adult life milestone)
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to get married and start a career' — settling into adult life as one milestone. Unlike 塌 'to sink/settle', this phrase is about life milestones, not physical sinking.
phrase
to get married and start a careerto settle down (as an adult life milestone)
Examples
- 成家立业。Tā dǎ suàn sān shí suì zhī qián chéng jiā-lì yè.He plans to get married and start a career before the age of thirty.
- 成家立业。Xǔ duō fù mǔ xī wàng hái zi zǎo diǎn chéng jiā-lì yè.Many parents hope their children will settle down early.
- 成家立业。chéng jiā-lì yè Shì rén shēng zhōng de yí jiàn dà shì.Getting married and starting a career is a major event in life.
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