這起事件使他一舉成名。

That incident made him famous.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 這 zhèi (coll.) this
2 起事 qǐshì to start an armed struggle; to rise in rebellion
3 件 jiàn
  1. item
  2. component
  3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc
4 使 shǐ
  1. to make
  2. to cause
  3. to enable
  4. to use
  5. to employ
  6. to send
  7. to instruct sb to do sth
  8. envoy
  9. messenger
5 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
6 一舉成名 yījǔchéngmíng
  1. (archaic) to become famous after passing an imperial examination
  2. to become famous after passing an imperial examination
  3. to become famous with one move; to become famous overnight