白手起家 meaning in English
(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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Meaning of 白手起家
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báishǒuqǐjiā
- (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
白手起家 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
林肯总统就是我们所谓白手起家的男人。
President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
Stroke order for each character
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白 bái · white · 5 strokes
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手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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家 jiā · home · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 白手起家.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 明白 | míngbai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state |
| 家里 | jiā li | home |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 在家 | zàijiā | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day |
Questions about 白手起家
What does 白手起家 mean?
白手起家 (báishǒuqǐjiā) means "(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch".
How do you write 白手起家?
白手起家 is made of 4 characters: 白 (5 strokes), 手 (4 strokes), 起 (10 strokes), 家 (10 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.