qǐ​bù HSK7

to start

起步 qǐ//bù
to start verb + noun
To begin a task, career, or project; the start or initial stage of an activity
to begin to move verb + noun
To start walking or to set a vehicle in motion; to set out

He started off rapidly, as if to make up for lost time.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.07 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
16.5 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources