[ báishǒuqǐjiā ] start empty-handed; build up from nothing; start from scratch; start from taw; build up one's fortune from scratch; rise in life without help; rise by one's own efforts; make a fortune starting from scratch 短语和例子 你们白手起家, 修建了这么多钢铁厂, 这简直是个奇迹。starting bare-handed, you have built up so many steel plants. this is nothing short of miracles. 很难相信这个造纸厂仅仅是在几年前白手起家办起来的。 one can hardly believe that this paper mill was started from scratch only a few years ago