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 11 of 24 1…910111213…24 Go to page Go 起初她不理睬他们。 qǐchū tā bùlǐcǎi tāmen. Initially, she ignored them. Source: CCMatrix起初他真的很安静。 qǐchū tā zhēnde hěn ānjìng. At the beginning he was really quiet. Source: CCMatrix起初他们保持距离。 qǐchū tāmen bǎochí jùlí. At first, they kept their distance. Source: CCMatrix起初,我不明白问题是什么。 qǐchū, wǒ bù míngbai wèntí shì shénme. At first, I didn’t understand what the problem was. Source: CCMatrix起初我以为没有人在那里。 qǐchū wǒ yǐwéi méiyǒu rén zài nàli. At first, I thought no one was there. Source: CCMatrix起初,我责备自己。 qǐchū, wǒ zébèi zìjǐ. Initially I blamed myself. Source: CCMatrix他起初相当抗拒。 tā qǐchū xiāngdāng kàngjù. He was quite resistant at first. Source: CCMatrix起初我以为发生了什么事。 qǐchū wǒ yǐwéi fāshēng le shénme shì. I at first thought something had happened. Source: CCMatrix起初她拒绝见他。 qǐchū tā jùjué jiàn tā. At first, she refused to see him. Source: CCMatrix起初我非常谨慎。 qǐchū wǒ fēicháng jǐnshèn. I was very cautious in the beginning. Source: CCMatrix起初他似乎没有注意到我。 qǐchū tā sìhū méiyǒu zhùyì dào wǒ. Initially he didn’t seem to notice me. Source: CCMatrix起初我以为她是一个男人。 qǐchū wǒ yǐwéi tā shì yīge nánrén. I thought she was a man at first. Source: CCMatrix起初我们没有看见任何人。 qǐchū wǒmen méiyǒu kàn jiàn rènhérén. We didn't see anyone at first. Source: CCMatrix起初我不确定我在看什么。 qǐchū wǒ bùquèdìng wǒ zài kàn shénme. At first, I wasn't sure what I was looking at. Source: CCMatrix起初我不相信他。 qǐchū wǒ bù xiāngxìn tā. I didn't believe him at first. Source: OpenSubtitles起初,他认为那是一场地震。 qǐchū, tā rènwéi nà shì yī chǎng dìzhèn. At first, he thought it was an earthquake. Source: CCMatrix起初我不认识她。 qǐchū wǒ bù rènshi tā. I didn’t know her at first. Source: CCMatrix我们起初犹豫了。 wǒmen qǐchū yóuyù le. Initially we hesitated. Source: CCMatrix起初,她认不出他。 qǐchū, tā rèn bu chū tā. At first, she didn’t recognize him. Source: UM-Corpus: News起初,我独自工作。 qǐchū, wǒ dúzì gōngzuò. Initially, I worked alone. Source: CCMatrix 1…910111213…24 Go to page Go