English–Chinese
“start” in Chinese
How to say “start” in Chinese
“Start” in Chinese is 发起 (fā qǐ).
One person announces a plan, gathers participants, and turns the plan into a group effort.
Example sentences with 发起
社区居民发起了环保倡议。shè qū jū mín fā qǐ le huán bǎo chàng yì
Community residents launched an environmental initiative.
Tips for using 发起
- This verb commonly pairs with nouns for organized activities, campaigns, and initiatives, rather than with a person's ordinary daily actions.
Other Chinese words for “start”
电影六点开始。diàn yǐng liù diǎn kāi shǐ
The movie starts at six.
他们打算创办公司。tā men dǎ suàn chuàng bàn gōng sī
They plan to start a company.
他们合伙创办了一家小餐馆。tā men hé huǒ chuàng bàn le yì jiā xiǎo cān guǎn
They went into business together and started a small restaurant.
他早上发动汽车去上班。tā zǎo shàng fā dòng qì chē qù shàng bān
He started the car this morning to go to work.
请开启应用。qǐng kāi qǐ yìng yòng
Please start the app.
在会议开头他先发言。zài huì yì kāi tóu tā xiān fā yán
At the start of the meeting, he spoke first.
这个文件我还没着手过。zhè ge wén jiàn wǒ hái méi zhuó shǒu guò
I haven't started working on this document yet.
演唱会七点准时开演。yǎn chàng huì qī diǎn zhǔn shí kāi yǎn
The concert starts promptly at seven.