平地起家 — “To build a career or business from scratch”
平地起家 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to build a career or business from scratch”. To rise from humble beginnings and achieve success without any prior foundation.
Frequency
平地起家 Pronunciation and Pinyin
平地起家 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 平地起家
他当年白手起家，如今已是行业内的佼佼者
He started his business from scratch and has now become a leader in the industry.
Idioms Related to 平地起家
More idioms starting with 平
- píng平fēn分qiū秋sè色equally matched; share honors
- píng平yuán原shí十rì日yǐn饮a grand and prolonged banquet
- píng平yuán原yì易yě野flat and open plains or wilderness
- píng平yuán原dū督yóu邮inferior or low-quality wine
- píng平dì地yī一shēng声léi雷sudden significant event or rise to prominence
- píng平dì地lóu楼tái台build a magnificent enterprise from scratch
- píng平dì地bō波lán澜unexpected disturbance
- píng平dì地shēng生bō波stir up trouble out of nothing
- píng平dì地dēng登yún云meteoric rise from humble beginnings
- píng平dì地qǐ起gū孤dīng丁stir up trouble out of nothing
- píng平dì地qǐ起léi雷a sudden dramatic change
- píng平dì地qīng青yún云sudden rise to high position
Recommended tools
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →Questions about 平地起家
What does 平地起家 mean?
平地起家 (píng dì qǐ jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to build a career or business from scratch”.
How do you pronounce 平地起家?
平地起家 is pronounced píng dì qǐ jiā in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 平地起家?
比喻原来没有基础而建立了一番事业。