起跑线
qǐ pǎo xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

起跑线
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qǐ pǎo xiàn
  1. the starting line (of a race)
  2. scratch line (in a relay race)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]
起床
qǐ chuáng
  1. 1 to get out of bed
  2. 2 to get up
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
  1. 1 amazing
  2. 2 terrific
  3. 3 extraordinary
升起
shēng qǐ
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to hoist
  3. 3 to rise
奔跑
bēn pǎo
  1. 1 to run
对不起
duì bu qǐ
  1. 1 unworthy
  2. 2 to let down
  3. 3 I'm sorry
  4. 4 excuse me
  5. 5 pardon me
  6. 6 if you please
  7. 7 sorry? (please repeat)
引起
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
想起
xiǎng qǐ
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 to call to mind
拿起
ná qǐ
  1. 1 to pick up
提起
tí qǐ
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to speak of
  3. 3 to lift
  4. 4 to pick up
  5. 5 to arouse
  6. 6 to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
早起
zǎo qǐ
  1. 1 to get up early
比起
bǐ qǐ
  1. 1 compared with
举起
jǔ qǐ
  1. 1 to heave
  2. 2 to lift
  3. 3 to raise up
  4. 4 to uphold
说起
shuō qǐ
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to bring up (a subject)
  3. 3 with regard to
  4. 4 as for
起伏
qǐ fú
  1. 1 to move up and down
  2. 2 to undulate
  3. 3 ups and downs
起码
qǐ mǎ
  1. 1 at the minimum
  2. 2 at the very least

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
  1. 1 lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. 2 back to square one
  3. 3 to start of on a new path
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
  1. 1 the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster
崛地而起
jué dì ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to start from scratch (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
  1. 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. 2 different thoughts coming to mind
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
投袂而起
tóu mèi ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get excited and move to action
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
  1. 1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take what comes
  3. 3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 hoisted by one's own petard
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
  1. 1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. 2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. 3 repeating continuously
  4. 4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)

Sample Sentences

没办法，中国的家长就怕孩子输在起跑线上。
méi bànfǎ ，Zhōngguó de jiāzhǎng jiù pà háizi shūzàiqǐpǎoxiànshang 。
There's no other way, Chinese parents are scared of their children losing at the starting line.
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那怎么会？又不是填鸭式教学，全部是寓教于乐！现在爸爸妈妈都这样，你可不能让宝宝输在起跑线上。
nà zénme huì ？yòu bù shì tiányāshì jiàoxué ，quánbù shì yùjiàoyúlè ！xiànzài bàba māma dōu zhèyàng ，nǐ kě bùnéng ràng bǎobao shū zài qǐpǎoxiàn shàng 。
How could that happen? It's not the cram-method. It's completely mixing work and play. These days, moms and dads all do that. You can't let your little precious lose at the starting line!
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我就是担心童童会输在起跑线上。你要知道，现在大部分的家长都不惜血本地培养自己的孩子，有些热门的早教班现在已经爆棚了。
wǒ jiùshì dānxīn Tóngtong huì shūzài qǐpǎoxiàn shang 。nǐ yào zhīdào ，xiànzài dàbùfēn de jiāzhǎng dōu bùxī xuèběn de péiyǎng zìjǐ de háizi ，yǒuxiē rèmén de zǎojiàobān xiànzài yǐjīng bàopéng le 。
I just worry that Tongtong is already losing at the starting line. You should know that nowadays most families don't spare any expenses when raising their children; some of the more popular early education programs are already completely booked up.
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妈妈还不是为了你啊，还不是希望你能赢在起跑线上。你可得给妈妈争口气。
māma hái bùshì wèile nǐ a ，hái bùshì xīwàng nǐ néng yíng zài qǐpǎoxiàn shàng 。nǐ kě děi gěi māma zhēng kǒu qì 。
Don't I do this all for you? Isn't this all in hope that you'll get a good head-start? You really have to make your mother proud.
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你想让皮皮输在起跑线上？
nǐ xiǎng ràng Pípi shū zài qǐpǎoxiàn shang ？
Do you want to make Pipi start out with a disadvantage in life?
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