功成名就

gōng chéng míng jiù

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1. to win success and recognition (idiom)

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Child Words of 功成名就

• 功 功 gōng: meritorious deed or service
• 名 名 míng: name
• 就 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 成名 成名 chéng míng: to make one's name