起
跑
线

起跑线 (qǐ pǎo xiàn) – the starting line (of a race)

qǐ pǎo xiàn

the starting line (of a race)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 起跑線0 example sentences

Definitions

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

Simplified & traditional

起跑线

Simplified

起跑線

Traditional

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Related words

跑

páo

(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

起

qǐ

to rise

线

xiàn

variant of 线

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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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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