qǐ​tóu

to start

  • created reference approved 起头/起頭 → 起初 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起头 / 起頭 qǐ​tóu

    起初 qǐ​chū

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 起头/起頭 · qǐ​tóu · to start — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起头 / 起頭

    qǐ​tóu

    to start

    To start or begin a task or event; to take the lead in initiating something.

    起, 头

    起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to start 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 起头/起頭 · qǐ​tóu · at first — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起头 / 起頭

    qǐ​tóu

    at first

    At the beginning; originally or at the very start of a situation.

    起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to start 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 起头/起頭 · qǐ​tóu · beginning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起头 / 起頭

    qǐ​tóu

    beginning

    The start or point of origin of something, such as a story or a sequence of events.

    起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to start 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense