白手起家 (bái shǒu qǐ jiā): To start from scratch (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 2

bái白

white

HSK 3.0 · L2

shǒu手

hand

HSK 3.0 · L3

qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

HSK 1

jiā家

family; home

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Example Sentences with 白手起家

tā他

shì是

bái白

shǒu手

qǐ起

jiā家

de的

qǐ企

yè业

jiā家

。

He is an entrepreneur who started from scratch.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

bái白

shǒu手

qǐ起

jiā家

，

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二手

èr shǒu

indirectly acquired

分手fēn shǒupart company; say good-bye; separate

对手duì shǒuopponent; adversary; rival

手套shǒu tàogloves

起飞

qǐ fēi

take off [plane]

引起yǐn qǐto give rise to

起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

发起fā qǐto originate

画家

huà jiā

painter

作家zuò jiāwriter

家具jiā jùfurniture

家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household

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Example Sentences with 白手起家

tā他

shì是

bái白

shǒu手

qǐ起

jiā家

de的

qǐ企

yè业

jiā家

。

He is an entrepreneur who started from scratch.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

bái白

shǒu手

qǐ起

jiā家

，

rú如

jīn今

yǐ已

wén闻

míng名

quán全

guó国

。

This company started from scratch and is now famous nationwide.

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Example Sentences with 白手起家