起跑线 起跑線
起跑线 起跑線 qǐ pǎo xiàn ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ hei2 paau2 sin3 HSK 7-9
- the starting line (of a race)
- scratch line (in a relay race)
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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
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
跑
- 奔跑 bēn pǎo ㄅㄣ ㄆㄠˇ ban1 paau2 to run
- 慢跑 màn pǎo ㄇㄢˋ ㄆㄠˇ maan6 paau2 jogging
- 赛跑 賽跑 sài pǎo ㄙㄞˋ ㄆㄠˇ coi3 paau2 race (running)
- 跑步 pǎo bù ㄆㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ paau2 bou6 to run
- 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē ㄆㄠˇ ㄔㄜ paau2 ce1 racing bicycle; racing car; sports car
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- 跑道 pǎo dào ㄆㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ paau2 dou6 athletic track
- 逃跑 táo pǎo ㄊㄠˊ ㄆㄠˇ tou4 paau2 to flee from sth
- 长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄠˇ coeng4 paau2 long-distance running
- 跑龙套 跑龍套 pǎo lóng tào ㄆㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄠˋ paau2 lung4 tou3 to play a small role
- 乱跑 亂跑 luàn pǎo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄠˇ lyun6 paau2 to run around; to run about aimlessly
- 偷跑 tōu pǎo ㄊㄡ ㄆㄠˇ tau1 paau2 to sneak off; to slip away
- 助跑 zhù pǎo ㄓㄨˋ ㄆㄠˇ zo6 paau2 to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc)
- 吓跑 嚇跑 xià pǎo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄆㄠˇ haak3 paau2 to scare away
- 夜跑 yè pǎo ㄧㄝˋ ㄆㄠˇ je6 paau2 to go for a nighttime run
- 小跑 xiǎo pǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄠˇ siu2 paau2 to trot; to jog
- 打跑 dǎ pǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄠˇ daa2 paau2 to run off rebuffed
- 抢跑 搶跑 qiǎng pǎo ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄆㄠˇ coeng2 paau2 to jump the gun
- 晨跑 chén pǎo ㄔㄣˊ ㄆㄠˇ san4 paau2 to go for a morning run
- 短跑 duǎn pǎo ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄠˇ dyun2 paau2 sprint (race)
- 落跑 luò pǎo ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄠˇ lok6 paau2 to run away
线 線
- 一线 一線 yī xiàn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jat1 sin3 front line
- 光线 光線 guāng xiàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gwong1 sin3 light ray
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 在线 在線 zài xiàn ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zoi6 sin3 online; connected to the Internet
- 外线 外線 wài xiàn ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ngoi6 sin3 (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position
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- 天线 天線 tiān xiàn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ tin1 sin3 antenna; aerial
- 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dai2 sin3 bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
- 战线 戰線 zhàn xiàn ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zin3 sin3 battle line
- 曲线 曲線 qū xiàn ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kuk1 sin3 curve
- 沿线 沿線 yán xiàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jyun4 sin3 along the line (e.g. railway)
- 无线 無線 wú xiàn ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mou4 sin3 wireless
- 热线 熱線 rè xiàn ㄖㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jit6 sin3 hotline (communications link)
- 界线 界線 jiè xiàn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gaai3 sin3 limits
- 直线 直線 zhí xiàn ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zik6 sin3 straight line
- 管线 管線 guǎn xiàn ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gun2 sin3 pipeline
- 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ sin3 tiu4 line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)
- 线索 線索 xiàn suǒ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sin3 sok3 trail
- 线路 線路 xiàn lù ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ sin3 lou6 (electricity) line; circuit; wire
- 视线 視線 shì xiàn ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ si6 sin3 line of sight
- 路线 路線 lù xiàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ lou6 sin3 itinerary
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
- 穿针引线 穿針引線 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cyun1 zam1 jan5 sin3 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
- 飞针走线 飛針走線 fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn ㄈㄟ ㄓㄣ ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ fei1 zam1 zau2 sin3 flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework
- 一线生机 一線生機 yī xiàn shēng jī ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ jat1 sin3 saang1 gei1 (idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope