发
起

To originate in Chinese: 发起 (fā qǐ)

fā qǐ

to originate

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 發起1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to originate
  2. 2to initiate
  3. 3to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4to start
  5. 5to propose sth (for the first time)

Stroke order

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发
起

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

发起

Simplified

發起

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们发起了一次爱心活动。

    tā men fā qǐ le yí cì ài xīn huó dòng。

    They launched a charity event.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

起

qǐ

to rise

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

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