成家立业 Start a family and establish a career
Explanation
成家立业，指男子结婚成家，并有自己的事业，能够独立生活。它反映了中国传统社会中对男子人生目标的期许，即拥有家庭和事业的稳定与成功。
Cheng jia li ye refers to a man getting married, starting a family, and having his own career so that he can live independently. It reflects the expectations of traditional Chinese society for a man's life goals, namely stability and success in both family and career.
Origin Story
小李自幼家境贫寒，但他勤奋好学，大学毕业后进入一家外企工作。几年间，他凭借自己的努力，在事业上取得了不小的成就。同时，他还找到了一个温柔贤惠的妻子，组建了幸福的家庭。如今，小李事业有成，家庭美满，实现了成家立业的人生目标。他时常告诫自己，要珍惜来之不易的幸福，继续努力，为国家和社会做出更大的贡献。
Xiao Li came from a poor family, but he was diligent and studious. After graduating from university, he joined a multinational company. In a few years, through his own efforts, he achieved considerable success in his career. At the same time, he found a gentle and virtuous wife, and formed a happy family. Today, Xiao Li has achieved career success and family happiness, realizing his life goal of starting a family and establishing a career. He often warns himself to cherish his hard-earned happiness, continue to work hard, and make greater contributions to the country and society.
Usage
该成语常用于形容一个人既有家庭，又有稳定的事业，生活幸福美满。
This idiom is often used to describe a person who has both a family and a stable career, and lives a happy and fulfilling life.
Examples
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他立志要成家立业，早日过上幸福的生活。
ta lizhi yao cheng jia li ye, zaori guo shang xingfu de sheng huo.
He is determined to start a family and establish a career, to live a happy life as soon as possible.
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经过多年的打拼，他终于在城里成家立业了。
jingguo duonian de daping, ta zhongyu zai chengli cheng jia li ye le.
After years of hard work, he finally settled down and established a career in the city.