起始

起始

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	begin
trad. (起始)		起	始
simp. #(起始)		起	始

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² ci²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qǐshǐ [Phonetic: qíshǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshǐh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² ci²
    • Yale: héi chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² qi²
    • IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Verb

起始

1. to originate; to stem from; to initiate

Synonyms

• 發端／发端 (fāduān)
• 開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
• 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
• (literary) 肇端 (zhàoduān)
• (literary) 肇始 (zhàoshǐ)

Adverb

起始

1. at first; at the beginning; initially

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 起始

一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ) 原來／原来 (yuánlái) 原先 (yuánxiān) 原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan) 原本 (yuánběn) 在本 (Min Nan) 最初 (zuìchū) 本來／本来 (běnlái) 本底 (Min Nan) 本成 (Min Nan)

本然 (Min Nan) 當初／当初 (dāngchū) 當初時／当初时 (Min Nan) 自本 (Min Nan) 舊底／旧底 (Min Nan) 起先 (qǐxiān) 起初 (qǐchū) 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu) 開初／开初 (kāichū) 頭頭／头头 (tóutou) (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan)

Noun

起始

1. origin; initiation

Synonyms

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序幕 (xùmù) (figurative) 發端／发端 (fāduān) 肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary) 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)

開始／开始 (kāishǐ) 開端／开端 (kāiduān) 開頭／开头 (kāitóu) 首端 (shǒuduān)

Derived terms

起始頁／起始页 (qǐshǐyè)

起始點／起始点 (qǐshǐdiǎn)