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起步

qǐ bù
to start
verb

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Example Sentences

我们现在就可以起步了。
wǒmen xiànzài jiù kěyǐ qǐbù le 。
We can start now.
他每天早上六点起步去上班。
tā měitiān zǎoshàng liù diǎn qǐbù qù shàngbān 。
He starts for work every day at six in the morning.
比赛开始前,我们可以先起步热身。
bǐsài kāishǐ qián , wǒmen kěyǐ xiān qǐbù rèshēn 。
Before the competition starts, we can begin with some warm-up.

Words with similar meanings

开始kāishǐ
to begin
More formal than '起步', often used in official contexts.
动手dòngshǒu
to take action
Implies initiating a task, emphasizing the action aspect.

Words Starting With 起

起床qǐ chuáng
to get up
起飞qǐ fēi
to take off (in an airplane)
起来qǐ lái
beginning or continuing an action; upward movement; stand up
起义qǐ yì
uprising; insurrection; revolt
起伏qǐ fú
to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs

Words Ending With 步

跑步pǎo bù
to walk quickly; to march; to run
散步sàn bù
to take a walk; to go for a walk
进步jìn bù
progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
退步tuì bù
degenerate; regress
逐步zhú bù
progressively; step by step

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起qǐ · get up, start, rise›步bù · step, stage, walk, foot›