起跑线 (起跑線)
qǐ pǎo xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

起跑线 (起跑線)
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qǐ pǎo xiàn
  1. the starting line (of a race)
  2. scratch line (in a relay race)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
发起
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)
起
qǐ
  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
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]

Idioms (20)

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)
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)

Sample Sentences

没办法，中国的家长就怕孩子输在起跑线上。
méi bànfǎ ，Zhōngguó de jiāzhǎng jiù pà háizi shūzàiqǐpǎoxiànshang 。
There's no other way, Chinese parents are scared of their children losing at the starting line.
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那怎么会？又不是填鸭式教学，全部是寓教于乐！现在爸爸妈妈都这样，你可不能让宝宝输在起跑线上。
nà zénme huì ？yòu bù shì tiányāshì jiàoxué ，quánbù shì yùjiàoyúlè ！xiànzài bàba māma dōu zhèyàng ，nǐ kě bùnéng ràng bǎobao shū zài qǐpǎoxiàn shàng 。
How could that happen? It's not the cram-method. It's completely mixing work and play. These days, moms and dads all do that. You can't let your little precious lose at the starting line!
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我就是担心童童会输在起跑线上。你要知道，现在大部分的家长都不惜血本地培养自己的孩子，有些热门的早教班现在已经爆棚了。
wǒ jiùshì dānxīn Tóngtong huì shūzài qǐpǎoxiàn shang 。nǐ yào zhīdào ，xiànzài dàbùfēn de jiāzhǎng dōu bùxī xuèběn de péiyǎng zìjǐ de háizi ，yǒuxiē rèmén de zǎojiàobān xiànzài yǐjīng bàopéng le 。
I just worry that Tongtong is already losing at the starting line. You should know that nowadays most families don't spare any expenses when raising their children; some of the more popular early education programs are already completely booked up.
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妈妈还不是为了你啊，还不是希望你能赢在起跑线上。你可得给妈妈争口气。
māma hái bùshì wèile nǐ a ，hái bùshì xīwàng nǐ néng yíng zài qǐpǎoxiàn shàng 。nǐ kě děi gěi māma zhēng kǒu qì 。
Don't I do this all for you? Isn't this all in hope that you'll get a good head-start? You really have to make your mother proud.
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你想让皮皮输在起跑线上？
nǐ xiǎng ràng Pípi shū zài qǐpǎoxiàn shang ？
Do you want to make Pipi start out with a disadvantage in life?
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