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起步

qǐ bù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

起步 (qǐ bù) means "to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 起步 means

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

The characters in 起步

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk

Words starting with 起步

• 起步价qǐ bù jiàstarting price; base fare (for a taxi trip, construction project etc)

Sounds the same

Read qǐ bù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 岂不how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...?

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qǐ bù correctly.
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