成家立业

chéng jiā lì yè

to marry and settle into a career

Character by character

成chéng
form

家jiā
a family

立lì
establish

业yè
a career

三十岁了，父母天天催他成家立业。

He is thirty, and his parents press him daily to marry and settle down.

Tone: neutral.

Learn this in Lesson 28 · HSK 5–6: 房子与婚姻 (Housing and marriage)

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