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起跑线

起跑线 (qǐ pǎo xiàn): Starting line / Starting point (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

起跑线 consists of 3 characters.

to rise, to get up, to start

to run, to dash

thread, line, wire

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Pinyinqǐ pǎo xiàn

MeaningStarting line / Starting point

Characters3

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word起跑线

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 起跑线.

Words with 起

对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
一起yì qǐHSK 2
起床qǐ chuángHSK 2
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
起飞qǐ fēiHSK 3
引起yǐn qǐHSK 4
起到qǐ dàoHSK 4
发起fā qǐHSK 5

Words with 跑

跑步pǎo bùHSK 2
跑道pǎo dàoHSK 5
奔跑bēn pǎoHSK 6
逃跑táo pǎoHSK 6
赛跑sài pǎoHSK 7-9
跑龙套pǎo lóng tàoHSK 7-9
跑墒pǎoshāng
跑车pǎo chē

Words with 线

占线zhàn xiànHSK 4
线上xiàn shàngHSK 4
线下xiàn xiàHSK 4
光线guāng xiànHSK 5
在线zài xiànHSK 5
线路xiàn lùHSK 5
路线lù xiànHSK 5
下线

xià xiàn

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 起跑线 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 起跑线 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith赢

yíng赢

zài在

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

neutral

win at the starting line

Noun + Locativewith上

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

shàng上

Measure Word + Nounwith条

yī一

tiáo条

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

Verb + Objectwith站在

zhàn站

zài在

tóng同

yī一

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

Adjective + Nounwith公平

gōng公

píng平

de的

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

4.

Example Sentences with 起跑线

hái孩

zi子

men们

zhàn站

zài在

qǐ起

pǎo跑

neutral

on the starting line

neutral

a starting line

neutral

stand on the same starting line

formal

fair starting line

xiàn线

shàng上

。

The children stand at the starting line.

zài在

rén人

shēng生

zhè这

chǎng场

mǎ马

lā拉

sōng松

zhōng中

，

jiā家

tíng庭

bèi背

jǐng景

bìng并

fēi非

wéi唯

yī一

de的

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

。

In the marathon of life, family background is not the only starting line.

guì贵

gōng公

sī司

de的

xīn新

chǎn产

pǐn品

shì是

fǒu否

yǐ已

zhǔn准

bèi备

hǎo好

zhàn站

zài在

háng行

yè业

biàn变

gé革

de的

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

shàng上

？

Is your company's new product ready to stand at the starting line of industry transformation?

xué学

xí习

jiù就

xiàng像

yī一

cháng场

cháng长

pǎo跑

，

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

yǒu有

zì自

jǐ己

de的

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

。

Learning is like a long-distance race, and everyone has their own starting line.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wǒ我

men们

qǐ起

bù步

jiào较

wǎn晚

，

dàn但

píng凭

jiè借

chuàng创

xīn新

，

wǒ我

men们

chéng成

gōng功

qiǎng抢

zhàn占

le了

xīn新

de的

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

。

Although we started late, through innovation, we successfully seized a new starting point.

běn本

cì次

zhàn战

lüè略

hé合

zuò作

biāo标

zhì志

zhe着

shuāng双

fāng方

zhàn站

zài在

le了

gòng共

tóng同

fā发

zhǎn展

de的

xīn新

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

shàng上

。

This strategic partnership marks that both parties are standing on a new starting line for common development.

zài在

kē科

jì技

jìng竞

sài赛

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

guó国

jiā家

yǐ已

jīng经

zhàn站

zài在

le了

xīn新

de的

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

shàng上

。

In the technology competition, our country has already stood at a new starting line.

bié别

zǒng总

xiǎng想

zhe着

hé和

bié别

rén人

bǐ比

，

zhǎo找

dào到

shì适

hé合

zì自

jǐ己

de的

qǐ起

pǎo跑

xiàn线

gèng更

zhòng重

yào要

。

Don't always think about comparing with others; finding a starting line suitable for yourself is more important.