起家 qǐjiā

  1. qǐjiā verb to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '起家'; Guoyu '起家' 2)
  2. qǐjiā verb to raise the status of one's family through obtaining an official post
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '起家' 1; Mathews 1931 '起家', p. 71)

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白手起家勤俭起家平地起家

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