build family fortune; prosper
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to build up a family fortune; to become prosperous; to enrich one's family
neutralOften used with 致富 to form the idiom 发家致富. Can refer to legitimate business success or, in some contexts, sudden wealth.
Tā他
kào靠
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
fā发
jiā家
le了
。
He made his fortune through business.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
shì是
zhè这
jǐ几
nián年
cái才
fā发
jiā家
de的
。
Their family only got rich in recent years.
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Fā发
jiā家
zhì致
fù富
shì是
hěn很
duō多
rén人
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
Getting rich is the dream of many people.
Tā他
zài在
fǎng访
tán谈
zhōng中
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fā发
jiā家
shǐ史
。
He talked about his history of building up wealth in the interview.