Meaning of 起家
起家 means to build up a family fortune; to make one's family prosperous; to rise to wealth; to start a business or undertaking; to build up from scratch. Pronounced qǐ jiā.
- to build up a family fortune; to make one's family prosperous; to rise to wealth
- to start a business or undertaking; to build up from scratch
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
men们
kào靠
qín勤
láo劳
qǐ起
jiā家
。
They built up their family fortune through hard work.
Yé爷
ye爷
nà那
yí一
dài代
kào靠
zuò做
xiǎo小
shēng生
yì意
qǐ起
jiā家
，
cái才
yǒu有
le了
jīn今
tiān天
de的
jiā家
yè业
。
Grandfather's generation built the family fortune through small trading, which created the family business we have today.
Fā发
jiā家
zhì致
fù富
shì是
hěn很
duō多
rén人
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
Getting rich and building a prosperous family is the dream of many people.