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起点 (qǐ diǎn): Starting point (Noun) — 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
点 • diǎn • o’clock; spot; dot • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
diǎn
点
o’clock; spot; dot
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 起点.
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
点
一点儿
yī diǎn er
a bit
有点儿
yǒu diǎn r
slightly
晚点
wǎn diǎn
(of trains etc) late
优点
yōu diǎn
advantage
地点
dì diǎn
location
景点
jǐng diǎn
tourist attraction; scenic spot
点名
diǎn míng
roll call
点头
diǎn tóu
to nod
4.
Example Sentences with 起点
Zhè
这
cì
次
lǚ
旅
xíng
行
de
的
qǐ
起
diǎn
点
shì
是
Běi
北
jīng
京
huǒ
火
chē
车
zhàn
站
。
The starting point of this trip is Beijing Railway Station.
wǒ
我
men
们
zhèng
正
zhàn
站
zài
在
xīn
新
shì
世
jì
纪
de
的
qǐ
jīng
经
jì
济
zhōu
周
qī
期
zhōng
中
de
的
dī
低
gǔ
谷
wǎng
往
wǎng
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
yīn
因
zì
自
jǐ
己
yōu
优
yuè
越
de
的
qǐ
zài
在
zhǎn
崭
xīn
新
de
的
qǐ
起
diǎn
点
shàng
上
,
wǒ
我
起
diǎn
点
,
chōng
充
mǎn
满
jī
机
yù
遇
yǔ
与
tiǎo
挑
zhàn
战
。
We are standing at the beginning of a new century, full of opportunities and challenges.
往
shì
是
yùn
孕
yù
育
xīn
新
jī
机
yù
遇
de
的
qǐ
起
diǎn
点
。
The low point in an economic cycle is often the starting point for nurturing new opportunities.
起
diǎn
点
ér
而
zhān
沾
zhān
沾
zì
自
xǐ
喜
,
fǎn
反
ér
而
gèng
更
jiā
加
qín
勤
fèn
奋
。
He never became complacent because of his superior starting point; instead, he worked even harder.
men
们
yīng
应
dāng
当
yǐ
以
gèng
更
kāi
开
kuò
阔
de
的
shì
视
yě
野
guī
规
huà
划
wèi
未
lái
来
。
At this brand-new starting point, we should plan for the future with a broader perspective.