白手起家 báishǒuqǐjiā start from scratch Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 sentences 她父亲是一位白手起家的百万富翁。 tā fùqīn shì yī wèi báishǒuqǐjiā de bǎiwànfùwēng. Her father is a self-made millionaire. Source: OpenSubtitles他白手起家,凭借自己的努力建立了一个商业帝国。 tā báishǒuqǐjiā, píngjiè zìjǐ de nǔlì jiànlì le yī gè shāngyè dìguó. He started from scratch and built a business empire through his own efforts. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary