起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to set out
- to set in motion
- the start (of some activity)
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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
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 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
- 起源 qǐ yuán ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 jyun4 origin
步
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 同步 tóng bù ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ tung4 bou6 synchronous
- 地步 dì bù ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ dei6 bou6 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved)
- 徒步 tú bù ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ tou4 bou6 to be on foot
- 散步 sàn bù ㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ saan3 bou6 to take a walk; to go for a walk
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- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 步伐 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bou6 fat6 pace
- 步入 bù rù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ bou6 jap6 to step into; to enter
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 步调 步調 bù diào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bou6 diu6 gait
- 步骤 步驟 bù zhòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ bou6 zaau6 procedure
- 脚步 腳步 jiǎo bù ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ goek3 bou6 footstep
- 让步 讓步 ràng bù ㄖㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ joeng6 bou6 to concede
- 跑步 pǎo bù ㄆㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ paau2 bou6 to run
- 退步 tuì bù ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ teoi3 bou6 to do less well than before
- 逐步 zhú bù ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ zuk6 bou6 progressively
- 进步 進步 jìn bù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ zeon3 bou6 progress; improvement
- 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ zeon3 jat1 bou6 to go a step further
- 代步 dài bù ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ doi6 bou6 to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)
- 信步 xìn bù ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ seon3 bou6 to stroll; to saunter
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 安步当车 安步當車 ān bù dàng chē ㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˋ ㄔㄜ on1 bou6 dong3 ce1 to go on foot (idiom)
- 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
- 百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˊ baak3 bou6 cyun1 joeng4 to shoot with great precision (idiom)
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- 步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄍㄤ bou6 dau2 daap6 gong1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄤ ㄊㄚˋ ㄉㄡˇ bou6 gong1 daap6 dau2 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 步履蹒跚 步履蹣跚 bù lǚ pán shān ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕㄢ bou6 lei5 pun4 saan1 (idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along
- 步履维艰 步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
- 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 to follow sb closely (idiom)
- 寸步不让 寸步不讓 cùn bù bù ràng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ cyun3 bou6 bat1 joeng6 (idiom) not to yield an inch
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
Example sentences
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空间 空間 科学 科學 还 還 在 起步 阶段 階段 。
Space science is still in its infancy.
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我们 我們 的 乐队 樂隊 刚 剛 起步 时 時 ， 只有 小城 市里 的 小 俱乐部 俱樂部 雇 僱 我们 我們 。
When we started out, our band could only find small clubs in small cities that would hire us.
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我们 我們 会 會 遭遇 挫折 和 不成 功 的 起步 。 我 作为 作為 总统 總統 所 做 的 每 项 項 决定 決定 或 政策 ， 会 會 有 许多 許多 人 持有 异议 異議 ， 我们 我們 也 知道 ， 政府 不能 解决 解決 所有 问题 問題 。
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem.
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