起家 qǐ jiā ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ hei2 gaa1
- to start out by
- to grow an enterprise beginning with
- to begin one's career by
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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
Idioms with these characters
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 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
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
- 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
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- 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
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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