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始发
shǐ fā
Pinyin
Definition
始发
-
shǐ fā
(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
to start (being issued or circulated)
to start (happening)
originating
Related Words
(20)
开始
kāi shǐ
1
to begin
2
beginning
3
to start
4
initial
5
CL:個|个[gè]
伊始
yī shǐ
1
outset
2
beginning
原始
yuán shǐ
1
first
2
original
3
primitive
4
original (document etc)
始终
shǐ zhōng
1
from beginning to end
2
all along
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
1
a new year begins (idiom)
初始
chū shǐ
1
initial
2
starting (point)
初始化
chū shǐ huà
1
(computing) to initialize
2
initialization
创始
chuàng shǐ
1
to initiate
2
to found
创始人
chuàng shǐ rén
1
creator
2
founder
3
initiator
创始者
chuàng shǐ zhě
1
creator
2
initiator
原始林
yuán shǐ lín
1
old growth forest
2
primary forest
3
original forest cover
固始
Gù shǐ
1
Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
固始县
Gù shǐ xiàn
1
Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
始
shǐ
1
to begin
2
to start
3
then
4
only then
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
1
lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
2
fig. the originator of an evil practice
始建
shǐ jiàn
1
to start building
2
first built
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
1
not expected at the outset (idiom)
2
unforeseen
3
to be surprised by the turn of events
始末
shǐ mò
1
whole story
2
the ins and outs
始发
shǐ fā
1
(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
2
to start (being issued or circulated)
3
to start (happening)
4
originating
始祖
shǐ zǔ
1
primogenitor
2
founder of a school or trade
Idioms
(11)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
1
a new year begins (idiom)
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
1
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
1
lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
2
fig. the originator of an evil practice
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
1
not expected at the outset (idiom)
2
unforeseen
3
to be surprised by the turn of events
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
1
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
有始有终
yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
1
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
终而复始
zhōng ér fù shǐ
1
lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
自始至终
zì shǐ zhì zhōng
1
from start to finish (idiom)
周而复始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
1
lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
2
the wheel comes full circle
Sample Sentences