起
跑
线

The starting line (of a race) in Chinese: 起跑线 (qǐ pǎo xiàn)

qǐ pǎo xiàn

the starting line (of a race)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 起跑線1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1the starting line (of a race)
  2. 2scratch line (in a relay race)

Stroke order

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起
跑
线

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄆㄠˇ

pǎo

ㄆ/ pㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

起跑线

Simplified

起跑線

Traditional

Example sentences

See 起跑线 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 大家都站在同一条起跑线上。

    dà jiā dōu zhàn zài tóng yì tiáo qǐ pǎo xiàn shàng。

    Everyone stands on the same starting line.

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Related words

跑

pǎo

to run

起

qǐ

to rise

线

xiàn

thread

跑步

pǎo bù

to run

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

想起

xiǎng qǐ

to recall

路线

lù xiàn

itinerary

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