Correct

白手起家

/ bái shǒu qǐ jiā /
Strokes
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Collocation

1
白手起家不容易
2
白手起家的富翁
3
要白手起家
4
可以白手起家

Definition

白手起家

Literally means:

start from scratch

Actually means:

It means that person relies on his own efforts and finally builds up a sizable family property or a good career from nothing. It often refers to those successful entrepreneurs. Commendatory.

在一无所有或基础很差的情况下,完全凭自己的努力创立了家业或事业。多用于指那些成功的创业者。具有褒义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, attributive or object. (作谓语、定语、宾语)
1
men
我们
báishǒujiā
白手起家
,
jīngguò
经过
shí
几十
nián
de
fèndòu
奋斗
,
zhōng
终于
ràng
zǎirén
载人
hángtiānfēi
航天飞机
shàng
le
tiān
,
zhè
shì
duōme
多么
liǎobu
了不起
de
shìqing
事情
ā
!

We started from the start, after decades of struggle, finally let the manned space plane sky, this is what a great thing ah!

2
Zhīyǒu
只有
báishǒujiā
白手起家
de
rén
,
cái
zhīdào
知道
chuàng
创业
de
jiānnán
艰难
,
cái
huì
zhēn
珍惜
自己
qīnshǒu
亲手
chuàng
创立
de
shì
事业

Only people who start from their own hands, know the difficulty of starting a business, will cherish their own creation of the cause.

3
Hěnduō
很多
shì
事业
chénggōng
成功
de
rén
dōu
shì
báishǒujiā
白手起家
de
,
xiǎng
yào
báishǒujiā
白手起家
,
shǒuxiān
首先
jiù
de
yǒu
chīnàiláo
吃苦耐劳
,
jiānchíxiè
坚持不懈
de
jīngshén
精神

Many successful career people are self-made, you want to start from the start, first of all, you have to have hard-working, perseverance.