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发起 (fā qǐ): To originate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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发 • fā • to send (an email) • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
fā
发
to send (an email)
起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
qǐ
起
to rise, to get up, to start
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 发起.
Words with
发
发烧
fā shāo
fever; have a fever
发现
fā xiàn
discover
头发
tóu fa
hair
出发
chū fā
set off; depart
发出
fā chū
to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
发展
fā zhǎn
develop
发生
fā shēng
happen
发送
fā sòng
to transmit
Words with
起
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
一起
yì qǐ
together
起床
qǐ chuáng
get up (out of bed)
起来
qǐ lai
stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
起飞
qǐ fēi
take off [plane]
引起
yǐn qǐ
to give rise to
起到
qǐ dào
(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
提起
tí qǐ
to mention
4.
Example Sentences with 发起
jūn
军
duì
队
fā
发
qǐ
起
le
了
měng
猛
liè
烈
gōng
攻
jī
击
。
The army launched a fierce attack.
zhè
这
ge
个
huán
环
bǎo
保
huó
活
dòng
动
shì
是
yóu
由
dà
大
xué
tā
他
fā
发
qǐ
起
le
了
gōng
攻
shì
势
。
He launched an offensive.
nà
那
tóu
头
shī
狮
zi
子
fā
发
qǐ
起
gōng
攻
jī
击
shí
时
shè
社
qū
区
fā
发
qǐ
起
mù
募
juān
捐
，
yòng
用
yǐ
以
学
shēng
生
fā
发
qǐ
起
de
的
。
This environmental protection activity was originated by university students.
，
qì
气
shì
势
yì
异
cháng
常
xiōng
凶
měng
猛
。
That lion was exceptionally fierce when it launched its attack.
jiē
接
jì
济
tū
突
zāo
遭
biàn
变
gù
故
de
的
lín
邻
jū
居
。
The community launched a fundraiser to aid neighbors who suddenly encountered misfortune.
