起止 qǐzhǐ beginning and end Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 起 qǐ particleverb to start to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)止 zhǐ prepositionadverb until up to a certain point; to end at a specific time or limit; often used in the pattern 到 dào ... 为止 wéizhǐ