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起跳

qǐ tiào

2-character word

What 起跳 means

1. (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump)
2. (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level)

The characters in 起跳

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 跳tiàoto jump; to hop; to skip over

Example sentences

• 我们一起跳了舞。
  We danced together.
• 一起跳舞吧，好吗？
  Let's dance, shall we?

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