Definition

Examples

• 他白手起家，终于打下了自己的基业。
  Tā báishǒuqǐjiā, zhōngyú dǎxià le zìjǐ de jī yè.
  He started from scratch and finally established his own enterprise foundation.
• 这份基业是祖辈留下的，我们要好好保护。
  Zhè fèn jī yè shì zǔbèi liúxià de, wǒmen yào hǎohǎo bǎohù.
  This family estate was left by our ancestors; we must protect it well.
• 经过三代人的努力，公司的基业越来越稳固。
  Jīngguò sān dài rén de nǔlì, gōngsī de jī yè yuèlái yuè wěngù.
  Through three generations of effort, the company's foundation has grown increasingly solid.