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 9 of 24 1…7891011…24 Go to page Go 起初，问题是零件短缺。 qǐchū, wèntí shì língjiàn duǎnquē. At first, the problem was a shortage of parts. Source: CCMatrix起初，学生们非常兴奋。 qǐchū, xuésheng men fēicháng xīngfèn. At first, students were excited. Source: CCMatrix起初，她表现相当不错。 qǐchū, tā biǎoxiàn xiāngdāng bùcuò. She seemed to be doing quite well at first. Source: CCMatrix起初他以为她在睡觉。 qǐchū tā yǐwéi tā zài shuì jiào. At first, he thought she was sleeping. Source: CCMatrix起初，他什么都没说。 qǐchū, tā shénme dōu méi shuō. At first, he didn’t say anything. Source: UM-Corpus: News起初我们彼此避开。 qǐchū wǒmen bǐcǐ bì kāi. We avoided one another at first. Source: CCMatrix起初，屏幕是空白的。 qǐchū, píngmù shì kòngbái de. At first the screen was blank. Source: CCMatrix起初我没有赚到钱。 qǐchū wǒ méiyǒu zhuàn dào qián. I didn’t make any money at first. Source: CCMatrix起初我只是想逃走。 qǐchū wǒ zhǐshì xiǎng táo zǒu. At first, I just wanted to run away. Source: CCMatrix孩子们起初很兴奋。 háizimen qǐchū hěn xīngfèn. At first the kids were excited. Source: CCMatrix起初，没人和我说话。 qǐchū, méi rén hé wǒ shuō huà. At first, no one talked to me. Source: CCMatrix起初，灯光是绿色的。 qǐchū, dēngguāng shì lǜsè de. At first the light was green. Source: CCMatrix起初，火星是一个水世界。 qǐchū, huǒxīng shì yīge shuǐ shìjiè. In the beginning, Mars was a water world. Source: CCMatrix我起初辨认不出那声音。 wǒ qǐchū biàn rèn bu chū nà shēngyīn. I at first couldn't recognize the voice. Source: CCMatrix起初，没有什么不寻常的。 qǐchū, méiyǒushénme bùxúncháng de. There was nothing unusual at first. Source: CCMatrix起初没有人说什么。 qǐchū méiyǒu rén shuō shénme. Nobody said anything at first. Source: CCMatrix起初，我不喜欢这个名字。 qǐchū, wǒ bù xǐhuan zhège míngzi. At first, I didn't like this name. Source: OpenSubtitles起初我试着跟他讲道理。 qǐchū wǒ shì zhe gēn tā jiǎng dàolǐ. I tried to reason with him at first. Source: CCMatrix起初，我以为发生了事故。 qǐchū, wǒ yǐwéi fāshēng le shìgù. At first, I thought there had been an accident. Source: CCMatrix起初我们互不说话。 qǐchū wǒmen hù bù shuō huà. We didn’t speak to each other at first. Source: CCMatrix 1…7891011…24 Go to page Go
