qǐ​jiā

to build up

起家 qǐ//jiā
to build up adjective
to start out; to build up a family fortune or a business enterprise from scratch
success
the beginning of one's success; the start of a career
to rise from the masses
(archaic) to rise from a commoner background to hold an official position

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.890 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
2.90 per million

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