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起步 (qǐ bù): Start (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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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
步 • bù • step; pace; walk • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
bù
步
step; pace; walk
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 起步.
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)
发起
fā qǐ
to originate
Words with
步
跑步
pǎo bù
running; jogging
散步
sàn bù
to go for a walk; stroll
步行
bù xíng
to go on foot
步骤
bù zhòu
step; move; procedure
脚步
jiǎo bù
footstep
进步
jìn bù
progress
退步
tuì bù
fall behind; to do less well than before
逐步
zhú bù
step by step; progressively; gradually
4.
How to Use 起步 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
较晚
qǐ
起
bù
步
jiào
较
wǎn
晚
neutral
started relatively late
Adjective + Noun
with
价
qǐ
起
bù
步
jià
价
neutral
starting fare/price
Adverb + Verb
with
刚刚
gāng
刚
gāng
刚
qǐ
起
bù
步
Verb + Object
with
阶段
qǐ
起
bù
步
jiē
阶
duàn
段
5.
Example Sentences with 起步
wǒ
我
měi
每
tiān
天
liù
六
diǎn
点
qǐ
起
chuáng
床
neutral
just started
formal
initial stage
,
qī
七
diǎn
点
qǐ
起
bù
步
qù
去
shàng
上
bān
班
。
I get up at six every day and start going to work at seven.
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
gāng
刚
qǐ
起
bù
步
jiù
就
yù
遇
dào
到
le
了
zī
资
jīn
金
duǎn
短
quē
缺
de
的
yán
严
jùn
峻
tiǎo
挑
zhàn
战
。
This project encountered severe funding challenges right from the start.
zhè
这
jiā
家
gōng
公
sī
司
gāng
刚
qǐ
起
bù
步
shí
时
zhǐ
只
yǒu
有
sān
三
gè
个
rén
人
,
xiàn
现
zài
在
yǐ
已
jīng
经
yǒu
有
shàng
上
bǎi
百
míng
名
yuán
员
gōng
工
le
了
。
When this company first started, it had only three people, but now it has over a hundred employees.
tā
他
de
的
chuàng
创
yè
业
jì
计
huà
划
bìng
并
fēi
非
cóng
从
líng
零
qǐ
起
bù
步
,
ér
而
shì
是
jī
基
yú
于
jiā
家
zú
族
zī
资
yuán
源
。
His entrepreneurial plan did not start from scratch but was based on family resources.
suī
虽
rán
然
wǒ
我
men
们
qǐ
起
bù
步
jiào
较
wǎn
晚
,
dàn
但
tōng
通
guò
过
jì
技
shù
术
chuàng
创
xīn
新
yǐ
已
shí
实
xiàn
现
wān
弯
dào
道
chāo
超
chē
车
。
Although we started relatively late, we have achieved overtaking through technological innovation.