起家 qǐ jiā

to begin one's career by; to start out by

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 22327th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to begin one's career by
  2. 2. to start out by
  3. 3. to grow an enterprise beginning with

Characters

Character Meaning
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses