chéng jiā

成 家

Level:

NHSK 789－1 SW HSK 3 Pre-Intermediate

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1
v.(of a man) get married; have a family of one's own
- tā hái wèi chéng jiā
  他还未成家。
  He still doesn't have a family of his own.
- tā méi chéng jiā de lǐ yóu shì bù xiǎng bèi shù fù
  他没成家的理由是不想被束缚。
  The reason he didn't have a family was that he didn't want to be tied down.
- wǒ qí shí bù xiǎng zuò gè píng yōng zhī rén jié hūn chéng jiā bēi shang fáng dài
  我其实不想做个平庸之人，结婚成家，背上房贷。
  I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
synonym
jié hūn结婚 chéng qīn成亲 qǔ qī娶妻 chéng hūn成婚 wán hūn完婚
2
v.become a recognized expert in a branch of art or science; become a specialist or expert
- tā yǐ jīng chéng jiā le
  他已经成家了。
  He has become a recognized expert.

Separable word
"成" and "家" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 八年前他就成了家。
  He got married eight years ago.
- 我希望你能早点成个家。
  I hope you can get married as early as possible.
- 他什么时候成的家？
  When did he get married?

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