白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1
- (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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白
- 坦白 tǎn bái ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ taan2 baak6 honest
- 对白 對白 duì bái ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˊ deoi3 baak6 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
- 惨白 慘白 cǎn bái ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ caam2 baak6 deathly pale
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 洁白 潔白 jié bái ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄞˊ git3 baak6 spotlessly white
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- 白天 bái tiān ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ baak6 tin1 daytime
- 白白 bái bái ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ baak6 baak6 in vain
- 白色 bái sè ㄅㄞˊ ㄙㄜˋ baak6 sik1 white
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 白酒 bái jiǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ baak6 zau2 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- 白领 白領 bái lǐng ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baak6 ling5 white-collar
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 苍白 蒼白 cāng bái ㄘㄤ ㄅㄞˊ cong1 baak6 pale
- 表白 biǎo bái ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˊ biu2 baak6 to explain oneself
- 黑白 hēi bái ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ hak1 baak6 black and white
- 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕㄨ baak6 pei4 syu1 white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
- 蛋白质 蛋白質 dàn bái zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˋ daan2 baak6 zat1 protein
- 说白了 說白了 shuō bái le ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄜ syut3 baak6 liu5 to speak frankly
- 开场白 開場白 kāi chǎng bái ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ hoi1 coeng4 baak6 prologue of play
- 乳白 rǔ bái ㄖㄨˇ ㄅㄞˊ jyu5 baak6 milky white
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
家
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 家伙 傢伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ variant of 家伙
- 儒家 Rú jiā ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jyu4 gaa1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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- 全家 quán jiā ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ cyun4 gaa1 whole family
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 大家 dà jiā ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ daai6 gaa1 everyone
- 娘家 niáng jiā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ noeng4 gaa1 wife's family (before marriage)
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 家事 jiā shì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕˋ gaa1 si6 family matters
- 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ gaa1 jan4 family member
- 家伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ gaa1 fo2 household dish, implement or furniture
- 家具 jiā jù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ gaa1 geoi6 furniture
- 家务 家務 jiā wù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ gaa1 mou6 household duties
- 家园 家園 jiā yuán ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄢˊ gaa1 jyun4 home
- 家境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaa1 ging2 family financial situation
Example sentences
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林肯 总统 總統 就是 我们 我們 所谓 所謂 白手起家 的 男人 。
President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
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