起家

qǐ jiā

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Definitions

1. to start out by
2. to grow an enterprise beginning with
3. to begin one's career by

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Words Containing 起家

• 勤俭起家 勤俭起家 qín jiǎn qǐ jiā: to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
• 平地起家 平地起家 píng dì qǐ jiā: to start from scratch (idiom)
• 白手起家 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā: to build up from nothing

Child Words of 起家

• 起 起 qǐ: (for groups or occurrences) instance, time
• 家 家 jiā: home