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title: "Chinese Idioms about Success: 32 Chengyu With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "32 Chinese idioms (chengyu) about success, like 实至名归 (fame that is well deserved) and 一蹴而就 (to succeed in one step), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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[Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms) · 32 idioms

# Chinese idioms about success

Chengyu whose meaning is about success, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E5%AE%9E%E8%87%B3%E5%90%8D%E5%BD%92%20%E4%B8%80%E8%B9%B4%E8%80%8C%E5%B0%B1%20%E6%9C%89%E6%89%80%E4%BD%9C%E4%B8%BA%20%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%9F%E5%91%8A%E6%88%90%20%E6%85%95%E5%90%8D%E8%80%8C%E6%9D%A5%20%E9%AB%98%E6%AD%8C%E7%8C%9B%E8%BF%9B%20%E5%8A%9F%E6%88%90%E5%90%8D%E5%B0%B1%20%E4%B9%98%E8%83%9C%E8%BF%BD%E5%87%BB%20%E9%97%BB%E5%90%8D%E9%81%90%E8%BF%A9%20%E4%B8%BE%E4%B8%96%E9%97%BB%E5%90%8D%20%E5%86%B3%E8%83%9C%E5%8D%83%E9%87%8C%20%E5%90%8D%E6%89%AC%E5%9B%9B%E6%B5%B7%20%E7%99%BE%E6%88%98%E7%99%BE%E8%83%9C%20%E5%A4%A7%E8%8E%B7%E5%85%A8%E8%83%9C%20%E5%90%8D%E5%88%A9%E5%8F%8C%E6%94%B6%20%E9%BC%8E%E9%BC%8E%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%8D%20%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F%E5%BF%98%E5%BD%A2%20%E5%8F%8D%E8%B4%A5%E4%B8%BA%E8%83%9C%20%E4%B8%8D%E8%BE%B1%E4%BD%BF%E5%91%BD%20%E6%98%A5%E9%A3%8E%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F%20%E5%8A%9F%E4%BA%8F%E4%B8%80%E7%AF%91%20%E5%8A%9F%E5%90%8D%E5%88%A9%E7%A6%84%20%E6%9C%9B%E5%AD%90%E6%88%90%E9%BE%99%20%E6%8D%B7%E6%8A%A5%E9%A2%91%E4%BC%A0%20%E5%90%8D%E5%B1%B1%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%9D%20%E5%90%8D%E5%99%AA%E4%B8%80%E6%97%B6%20%E9%BC%8E%E9%BC%8E%E6%9C%89%E5%90%8D%20%E5%8A%9F%E6%88%90%E4%B8%8D%E5%B1%85%20%E9%A9%AC%E5%88%B0%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%20%E6%A0%91%E5%A4%A7%E6%8B%9B%E9%A3%8E%20%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%BE%E6%88%90%E5%90%8D%20%E4%BA%89%E5%90%8D%E5%A4%BA%E5%88%A9)

- [实至名归shízhì-míngguīfame that is well deserved](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%9E%E8%87%B3%E5%90%8D%E5%BD%92)
- [一蹴而就yīcù-érjiùto succeed in one step](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%B9%B4%E8%80%8C%E5%B0%B1)
- [有所作为yǒusuǒ-zuòwéito accomplish something](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%89%E6%89%80%E4%BD%9C%E4%B8%BA)
- [大功告成dàgōng-gàochéngto be successfully completed](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%9F%E5%91%8A%E6%88%90)
- [慕名而来mùmíng-érláito come attracted by someone's fame](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%85%95%E5%90%8D%E8%80%8C%E6%9D%A5)
- [高歌猛进gāogē-měngjìnto advance triumphantly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%AB%98%E6%AD%8C%E7%8C%9B%E8%BF%9B)
- [功成名就gōngchéng-míngjiùto achieve success and fame](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%9F%E6%88%90%E5%90%8D%E5%B0%B1)
- [乘胜追击chéngshèng-zhuījīto follow up a victory](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%98%E8%83%9C%E8%BF%BD%E5%87%BB)
- [闻名遐迩wénmíng-xiá’ěrfamous far and wide](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%97%BB%E5%90%8D%E9%81%90%E8%BF%A9)
- [举世闻名jǔshì-wénmíngworld-famous](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%BE%E4%B8%96%E9%97%BB%E5%90%8D)
- [决胜千里juéshèng-qiānlǐto direct victory from afar](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%86%B3%E8%83%9C%E5%8D%83%E9%87%8C)
- [名扬四海míngyáng-sìhǎifamous everywhere](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8D%E6%89%AC%E5%9B%9B%E6%B5%B7)
- [百战百胜bǎizhàn-bǎishèngever-victorious](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BE%E6%88%98%E7%99%BE%E8%83%9C)
- [大获全胜dàhuò-quánshèngto win a complete victory](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E8%8E%B7%E5%85%A8%E8%83%9C)
- [名利双收mínglì-shuāngshōuto gain both fame and fortune](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8D%E5%88%A9%E5%8F%8C%E6%94%B6)
- [鼎鼎大名dǐngdǐng-dàmíngfamous](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BC%8E%E9%BC%8E%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%8D)
- [得意忘形déyì-wàngxíngcarried away with success](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F%E5%BF%98%E5%BD%A2)
- [反败为胜fǎnbài-wéishèngto turn defeat into victory](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%8D%E8%B4%A5%E4%B8%BA%E8%83%9C)
- [不辱使命bùrǔ-shǐmìngto accomplish one's mission](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E8%BE%B1%E4%BD%BF%E5%91%BD)
- [春风得意chūnfēng-déyìflushed with success](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%A5%E9%A3%8E%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F)
- [功亏一篑gōngkuī-yīkuìto fall short of success at the last step](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%9F%E4%BA%8F%E4%B8%80%E7%AF%91)
- [功名利禄gōngmíng-lìlùfame and fortune](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%9F%E5%90%8D%E5%88%A9%E7%A6%84)
- [望子成龙wàngzǐ-chénglóngto hope one's child will succeed](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%9B%E5%AD%90%E6%88%90%E9%BE%99)
- [捷报频传jiébào-pínchuánreports of victory keep pouring in](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8D%B7%E6%8A%A5%E9%A2%91%E4%BC%A0)
- [名山大川míngshān-dàchuānfamous mountains and rivers](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8D%E5%B1%B1%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%9D)
- [名噪一时míngzào-yīshíto become famous for a time](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8D%E5%99%AA%E4%B8%80%E6%97%B6)
- [鼎鼎有名dǐngdǐng-yǒumíngfamous](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BC%8E%E9%BC%8E%E6%9C%89%E5%90%8D)
- [功成不居gōngchéng-bùjūto claim no credit for one's success](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%9F%E6%88%90%E4%B8%8D%E5%B1%85)
- [马到成功mǎdào-chénggōngto win instant success](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A9%AC%E5%88%B0%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F)
- [树大招风shùdà-zhāofēngtall trees catch the wind (fame attracts trouble)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%91%E5%A4%A7%E6%8B%9B%E9%A3%8E)
- [一举成名yījǔ-chéngmíngto become famous overnight](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%BE%E6%88%90%E5%90%8D)
- [争名夺利zhēngmíng-duólìto scramble for fame and wealth](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%89%E5%90%8D%E5%A4%BA%E5%88%A9)

## 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.