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开基立业
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开基立业

开基立业 — “To found a great undertaking or enterprise”

开基立业 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to found a great undertaking or enterprise”. To establish a foundation for one's career or family business. Literally, “Found a base, establish an enterprise”.

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开基立业 Pronunciation and Pinyin

开基立业 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
开
kāi4open, start, operate
基
jī11foundation or base
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
业
yè5industry, occupation, karma

Example Sentence with 开基立业

他通过多年的努力,终于在这个城市开基立业,拥有了自己的公司和家庭。
Through years of hard work, he finally founded his enterprise and established his family in this city, owning his own company.

Idioms Related to 开基立业

Synonyms of 开基立业

  • kāi开jī基chuàng创yè业establish a new enterprise

More idioms starting with 开

  • kāi开yún云jiàn见tiān天emerge from obscurity into clarity
  • kāi开yún云jiàn见rì日see light after darkness
  • kāi开lì利chú除hài害promote benefits and eliminate harms
  • kāi开huá华jiē结shí实bloom and bear fruit
  • kāi开huā华jié结guǒ果blossom and bear fruit
  • kāi开juàn卷yǒu有dé得Reading always brings rewards
  • kāi开juàn卷yǒu有yì益Reading always brings benefits
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见hóu喉lóng咙speak frankly and directly
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见xīn心Speak one's true thoughts frankly
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见dǎn胆speak frankly and openly
  • kāi开tái台luó锣gǔ鼓the beginning of an event
  • kāi开hé合zì自rú如operate freely and flexibly

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Questions about 开基立业

What does 开基立业 mean?

开基立业 (kāi jī lì yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to found a great undertaking or enterprise”.

How do you pronounce 开基立业?

开基立业 is pronounced kāi jī lì yè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 开基立业 literally mean?

Literally, 开基立业 means “Found a base, establish an enterprise”. It is used to mean “to found a great undertaking or enterprise”.

What is the Chinese definition of 开基立业?

开创基业,通常比喻旧时开国君主建立新的朝代或国家。

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