功成名就
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- (verb, idiom) to win success and recognition (idiom)
Example Sentences
他经过多年努力，终于功成名就。
Tā jīngguò duōnián nǔlì, zhōngyú gōngchéngmíngjiù
After many years of hard work, he finally achieved success and fame
Related Words
一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一年之计在于春(yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn)— the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
→一步登天(yī bù dēng tiān)— reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
→一炮打响(yī pào dǎ xiǎng)— to win instant success (idiom)
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