身家 (shēn jiā) — family background, ancestry, pedigree; personal wealth, net worth

Definition

Examples

• 他的身家很普通，但他靠自己的努力取得了成功。
  Tā de shēn jiā hěn pǔ tōng, dàn tā kào zì jǐ de nǔ lì qǔ dé le chéng gōng.
  His family background is ordinary, but he achieved success through his own efforts.
• 经过二十年的打拼，他积累了丰厚的身家。
  Jīng guò èr shí nián de dǎ pīn, tā jī lěi le fēng hòu de shēn jiā.
  After twenty years of hard work, he has accumulated considerable wealth.
• 这位企业家身家过亿，但生活非常低调。
  Zhè wèi qǐ yè jiā shēn jiā guò yì, dàn shēng huó fēi cháng dī diào.
  This entrepreneur is worth over a hundred million, but lives very modestly.

Origin