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

起
qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
HSK 1 10 丶
家
jiā
house, home, residence; family
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (3)

勤俭起家
qínjiǎnqǐjiā
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
平地起家
píngdìqǐjiā
to start from scratch (idiom)
白手起家
báishǒuqǐjiā
to build up from nothing

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
17,130 of 84,292