Meaning of 白手起家
白手起家 means to build up from nothing; to start from scratch. Pronounced bái shǒu qǐ jiā.
- to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì是
zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
bái白
shǒu手
qǐ起
jiā家
，
cóng从
yī一
gè个
gōng工
péng棚
fā发
zhǎn展
chéng成
le了
xiàn现
zài在
de的
kuà跨
guó国
qǐ企
yè业
。
He truly started from scratch, growing from a single workshop into the current multinational corporation.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
hěn很
duō多
chéng成
gōng功
de的
qǐ企
yè业
jiā家
dōu都
shì是
bái白
shǒu手
qǐ起
jiā家
de的
。
In that era, many successful entrepreneurs built their businesses from nothing.
Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
de的
fán繁
róng荣
jī几
hū乎
shì是
kào靠
jǐ几
dài代
rén人
bái白
shǒu手
qǐ起
jiā家
gàn干
chū出
lái来
de的
。
The prosperity of this small town was almost entirely built by several generations starting from scratch.