功成名就

gōng chéng míng jiù

successful and famous

Character by character

功gōng
merit

成chéng
achieved

名míng
fame

就jiù
attained

他功成名就以后，回老家建了一所学校。

Once he’d made his name, he went home and built a school.

Tone: positive (praise).

Of a career that has reached its peak.

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