起家 qǐjiā start career Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: start enterprise All meanings 2 qǐjiā 2 start career 1start enterprise 1 1 sentence for 起家 (qǐjiā — start enterprise) 他的家族是靠纺织业起家的。 tā de jiāzú shì kào fǎngzhīyè qǐjiā de. His family built its fortune in the textile industry. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary