起跑线
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)
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
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
- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
跑
线
- 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
- 天线天線 tiān xiàn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ tin1 sin3 antenna; aerial
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
- 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
- 东奔西跑東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄆㄠˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 跑马圈地跑馬圈地 pǎo mǎ quān dì ㄆㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄢ ㄉㄧˋ paau2 maa5 hyun1 dei6 rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom)
- 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