发起 發起
发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 HSK 6 高階級 · Level 4
- to originate
- to initiate
- to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
- to start
- to propose sth (for the first time)
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发 發
- 并发 併發 bìng fā ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄚ bing3 faat3 to happen simultaneously
- 出发 出發 chū fā ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ ceot1 faat3 to set off
- 分发 分發 fēn fā ㄈㄣ ㄈㄚ fan1 faat3 to distribute
- 启发 啟發 qǐ fā ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚ kai2 faat3 to enlighten
- 引发 引發 yǐn fā ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚ jan5 faat3 to lead to
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- 复发 復發 fù fā ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ fuk6 faat3 to recur (of a disease)
- 打发 打發 dǎ fa ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄚ daa2 faat3 to dispatch sb to do sth
- 批发 批發 pī fā ㄆㄧ ㄈㄚ pai1 faat3 wholesale
- 揭发 揭發 jiē fā ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄚ kit3 faat3 to expose
- 散发 散發 sàn fā ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄚ saan3 faat3 to distribute; to emit; to give off
- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 激发 激發 jī fā ㄐㄧ ㄈㄚ gik1 faat3 to arouse
- 焕发 煥發 huàn fā ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚ wun6 faat3 to shine
- 爆发 爆發 bào fā ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄚ baau3 faat3 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- 理发 理髮 lǐ fà ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚˋ lei5 faat3 to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- 发作 發作 fā zuò ㄈㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ faat3 zok3 to flare up; to break out
- 发光 發光 fā guāng ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄤ faat3 gwong1 to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
- 发出 發出 fā chū ㄈㄚ ㄔㄨ faat3 ceot1 to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 发动 發動 fā dòng ㄈㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ faat3 dung6 to start
- 发射 發射 fā shè ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋ faat3 se6 to shoot (a projectile)
起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
- 起源 qǐ yuán ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 jyun4 origin
Idioms with these characters
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 不悱不发 不悱不發 bù fěi bù fā ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
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- 对症发药 對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 发奋图强 發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
- 发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
- 发愤忘食 發憤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ faat3 fan5 mong4 sik6 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 发聋振聩 發聾振聵 fā lóng zhèn kuì ㄈㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ faat3 lung4 zan3 kui2 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
Example sentences
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他 发起 發起 攻击 攻擊 。
He launched an attack.
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他们 他們 发起 發起 新任 务 務 。
They launched a new mission.
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敌人 敵人 对 對 我们 我們 发起 發起 了 攻击 攻擊 。
The enemy launched an attack on us.
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这 這 张 張 沙发 沙發 起码 起碼 可以 坐 三 个人 個人 。
This sofa can seat three people easily.
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「 去 T 运动 運動 」 是 由 一 名 现在 現在 自称 自稱 已 脱离 脫離 同性恋 同性戀 的 男子 发起 發起 的 。
The "drop the T" movement was started by a guy who now identifies as ex-gay.
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