起步
qǐ bù
Pinyin

Definition

起步
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qǐ bù
  1. to set out
  2. to set in motion
  3. the start (of some activity)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]
qǐ chuáng
  1. 1 to get out of bed
  2. 2 to get up
liǎo bu qǐ
  1. 1 amazing
  2. 2 terrific
  3. 3 extraordinary
gōu qǐ
  1. 1 to evoke
  2. 2 to induce
  3. 3 to call to mind
  4. 4 to pick up with a hook
shēng qǐ
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to hoist
  3. 3 to rise
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
dì bù
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 degree (to which a situation has evolved)
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 leeway
duì bu qǐ
  1. 1 unworthy
  2. 2 to let down
  3. 3 I'm sorry
  4. 4 excuse me
  5. 5 pardon me
  6. 6 if you please
  7. 7 sorry? (please repeat)
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
xiǎng qǐ
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 to call to mind
tái qǐ
  1. 1 to lift up
ná qǐ
  1. 1 to pick up
tí qǐ
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to speak of
  3. 3 to lift
  4. 4 to pick up
  5. 5 to arouse
  6. 6 to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
zǎo qǐ
  1. 1 to get up early
  1. 1 surname Bu

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
  1. 1 lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. 2 back to square one
  3. 3 to start of on a new path
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
  1. 1 the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
崛地而起
jué dì ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to start from scratch (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
  1. 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. 2 different thoughts coming to mind
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Sample Sentences

买一点可能不行,私募基金的门槛比较高,一般是一百万起步的。
mǎi yīdiǎn kěnéng bùxíng ,sīmù jījīn de ménkǎn bǐjiào gāo ,yībān shì yībǎiwàn qǐbù de 。
Buying a little is probably not going to work. The threshold of privately placed funds is relatively high. Generally it starts at one million.
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是。那时候互联网在中国刚起步,可是我相信它有很大的潜力。
shì 。nà shíhou hùliánwǎng zài Zhōngguó gāng qǐbù ,kěshì wǒ xiāngxìn tā yǒu hěn dà de qiánlì 。
Yes. At that time, the internet was just getting started in China. However, I was convinced that it had huge potential.
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是的。虽说国内物流业已经有了一定的规模,但我国物流起步较晚,与发达国家的水平相比还有不小的差距。真正接触这个行业以后,我才发现我们物流基础设施和装备虽然初具规模,但内在质量及运作效率都还不高,专业化物流服务也才刚刚起步,物流业集中度低,物流服务需求离散度高,我们面临的挑战还真是很大啊。
shìde 。suīshuō guónèi wùliú yè yǐjīng yǒu le yīdìng de guīmó ,dàn wǒguó wùliú qǐbù jiào wǎn ,yǔ fādá guójiā de shuǐpíng xiāngbǐ hái yǒu bù xiǎo de chājù 。zhēnzhèng jiēchù zhège hángyè yǐhòu ,wǒ cái fāxiàn wǒmen wùliú jīchǔshèshī hé zhuāngbèi suīrán chūjùguīmó ,dàn nèizài zhìliàng jí yùnzuò xiàolǜ dōu huán bù gāo ,zhuānyèhuà wùliú fúwù yě cái gānggàng qǐbù ,wùliú yè jízhōng dù dī ,wùliú fúwù xūqiú lísàn dù gāo ,wǒmen miànlín de tiǎozhàn hái zhēn shì hěn dà ā 。
Yeah. Although domestic logistics has already reached a certain level, we got started late in the game. There's a big gap between our level and the more developed countries. I only discovered after really getting into this field that although our logistical infrastructure and equipment are off to a good start, our quality and operational effectiveness are not so great. Professional logistical service is just getting started, too, and there's not much concentration in the industry. The logistics service is scattered. The challenges we're facing are really big.