







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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Open the tool →开基立业 (kāi jī lì yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to found a great undertaking or enterprise”.
开基立业 is pronounced kāi jī lì yè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 开基立业 means “Found a base, establish an enterprise”. It is used to mean “to found a great undertaking or enterprise”.
开创基业,通常比喻旧时开国君主建立新的朝代或国家。