白手起家

tā bái shǒu qǐ jiā kāi le zhè ge fàn guǎn

他白手起家开了这个饭馆。

He started his restaurant from scratch.

hěn nán xiāng xìn zhè jiā zào zhǐ chǎng jǐn jǐn shì zài jǐ nián qián bái shǒu qǐ jiā bàn qǐ lai de

很难相信这家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.

tā bái shǒu qǐ jiā kāi le zhè jiā gōng sī

他白手起家，开了这家公司。

He set up this company from scratch.

tā wèi zì jǐ de bái shǒu qǐ jiā ér zì háo

他为自己的白手起家而自豪。

He was proud of the fact that he was a self-made man.

tā shì gè fù yǒu shēng huó yuè lì bái shǒu qǐ jiā zì xué chéng cái de rén

他是个富有生活阅历、白手起家、自学成才的人。

He is a person with rich in simple treasures, self-made and self-taught.