起 qǐ HSK1 go up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: to start All meanings 4,795 qǐ 4,795 to rise 2,453to mention 893to begin [action] 469to start 462[capability] 249up 237to happen 34to draft 14[event] 13to build 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 起, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 462 sentences for 起 (qǐ — to start) — page 12 of 24 1…1011121314…24 Go to page Go 起初,我以为他在胡说八道。 qǐchū, wǒ yǐwéi tā zài húshuōbādào. At first, I thought he was talking nonsense. Source: CCMatrix起初,我很怕他。 qǐchū, wǒ hěn pà tā. In the beginning I was afraid of him. Source: CCMatrix起初我很感激。 qǐchū wǒ hěn gǎnjī. Initially I was grateful. Source: CCMatrix起初我以为其中一人受伤了。 qǐchū wǒ yǐwéi qízhōng yīrén shòu shāng le. Initially, I thought one of them was hurt. Source: CCMatrix我起初不能动。 wǒ qǐchū bùnéng dòng. I couldn't move at first. Source: CCMatrix起初她没有动。 qǐchū tā méiyǒu dòng. She didn’t move at first. Source: CCMatrix起初只有谣传。 qǐchū zhǐyǒu yáochuán. At first there were only rumors. Source: CCMatrix起初他没有动。 qǐchū tā méiyǒu dòng. Initially he did not move. Source: CCMatrix起初,计算机昂贵得令人却步。 qǐchū, jìsuànjī ángguì de lìngrén què bù. At first, computers were prohibitively expensive. Source: CCMatrix你起初为什么接手这份工作? nǐ qǐchū wèishénme jiēshǒu zhè fèn gōngzuò? Why did you take this job in the first place? Source: CCMatrix起初,我拒绝了。 qǐchū, wǒ jùjué le. At first, I refused. Source: OpenSubtitles起初,他并没有想要成为演员。 qǐchū, tā bìng méiyǒu xiǎngyào chéngwéi yǎnyuán. Initially, he did not intend to become an actor. Source: CCMatrix起初,他甚至不明白他在读什么。 qǐchū, tā shènzhì bù míngbai tā zài dú shénme. At first, he didn’t even understand what he was reading. Source: CCMatrix起初,我不知道我的身体怎么了。 qǐchū, wǒ bùzhīdào wǒde shēntǐ zěnmele. At first, I didn’t know what was happening to my body. Source: CCMatrix在家工作起初可能很有挑战性。 zài jiā gōngzuò qǐchū kěnéng hěn yǒu tiǎozhàn xìng. Working from home can be challenging at first. Source: CCMatrix起初我只能听到发动机微弱的噪音。 qǐchū wǒ zhǐnéng tīng dào fādòngjī wēiruò de zàoyīn. I could only hear the faint noise of the engine at first. Source: CCMatrix起初,可能不会注意到有什么不对劲。 qǐchū, kěnéng bùhuì zhùyì dào yǒu shénme bùduìjìn. At first, you may not notice anything is wrong. Source: CCMatrix起初,他的父母不赞成他的这个决定。 qǐchū, tā de fùmǔ bù zànchéng tā de zhège juédìng. His parents initially disapproved of his decision. Source: CCMatrix海面很平静,起初的几个小时没人说话。 hǎimiàn hěn píngjìng, qǐchū de jǐge xiǎoshí méirén shuōhuà. The sea was calm, and no one spoke for the first few hours. Source: CCMatrix她克服了起初的羞怯之后,变得十分友善。 tā kèfú le qǐchū de xiūqiè zhīhòu, biànde shífēn yǒushàn. After she'd overcome her initial shyness, she became very friendly. Source: UM-Corpus: News 1…1011121314…24 Go to page Go