created sense approved 起家 · qǐjiā · to build up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
起家
qǐjiā
to build up
to start out; to build up a family fortune or a business enterprise from scratch
起, 家
起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to build 家 (literal) → 家 · jiā · home
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created sense approved 起家 · qǐjiā · success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
起家
qǐjiā
success
the beginning of one's success; the start of a career
起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to start 家 (literal) → 家 · jiā · home
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 起家 · qǐjiā · to rise from the masses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
起家
qǐjiā
to rise from the masses
(archaic) to rise from a commoner background to hold an official position
起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to appoint 家 (literal) → 家 · jiā · home
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition