Chinese idioms · 32 idioms
Chinese idioms about success
Chengyu whose meaning is about success, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 实至名归shízhì-míngguīfame that is well deserved
- 一蹴而就yīcù-érjiùto succeed in one step
- 有所作为yǒusuǒ-zuòwéito accomplish something
- 大功告成dàgōng-gàochéngto be successfully completed
- 慕名而来mùmíng-érláito come attracted by someone's fame
- 高歌猛进gāogē-měngjìnto advance triumphantly
- 功成名就gōngchéng-míngjiùto achieve success and fame
- 乘胜追击chéngshèng-zhuījīto follow up a victory
- 闻名遐迩wénmíng-xiá’ěrfamous far and wide
- 举世闻名jǔshì-wénmíngworld-famous
- 决胜千里juéshèng-qiānlǐto direct victory from afar
- 名扬四海míngyáng-sìhǎifamous everywhere
- 百战百胜bǎizhàn-bǎishèngever-victorious
- 大获全胜dàhuò-quánshèngto win a complete victory
- 名利双收mínglì-shuāngshōuto gain both fame and fortune
- 鼎鼎大名dǐngdǐng-dàmíngfamous
- 得意忘形déyì-wàngxíngcarried away with success
- 反败为胜fǎnbài-wéishèngto turn defeat into victory
- 不辱使命bùrǔ-shǐmìngto accomplish one's mission
- 春风得意chūnfēng-déyìflushed with success
- 功亏一篑gōngkuī-yīkuìto fall short of success at the last step
- 功名利禄gōngmíng-lìlùfame and fortune
- 望子成龙wàngzǐ-chénglóngto hope one's child will succeed
- 捷报频传jiébào-pínchuánreports of victory keep pouring in
- 名山大川míngshān-dàchuānfamous mountains and rivers
- 名噪一时míngzào-yīshíto become famous for a time
- 鼎鼎有名dǐngdǐng-yǒumíngfamous
- 功成不居gōngchéng-bùjūto claim no credit for one's success
- 马到成功mǎdào-chénggōngto win instant success
- 树大招风shùdà-zhāofēngtall trees catch the wind (fame attracts trouble)
- 一举成名yījǔ-chéngmíngto become famous overnight
- 争名夺利zhēngmíng-duólìto scramble for fame and wealth
What is a Chinese idiom about success?
实至名归 (shízhì-míngguī): fame that is well deserved. It is the most common of the 32 on this page.
What is a chengyu?
A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.
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Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.