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start
stɑːt
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English Definition
(名) As a noun
  1. The act of starting something.
  2. A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).
  3. A sudden involuntary movement.
  4. The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race).
  5. A signal to begin (as in a race).
  6. The beginning of anything.
  7. A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game.
  8. The time at which something is supposed to begin.
(动) As a verb
  1. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
  2. Set in motion, cause to start.
  3. Play in the starting lineup.
  4. Bring into being.
  5. Get off the ground.
  6. Get going or set in motion.
  7. Begin or set in motion.
  8. Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.
  9. Leave.
  10. Bulge outward.
  11. Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job.
  12. Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object.
  13. Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.
  14. Have a beginning characterized in some specified way.
Hyphenationstart
Part of Speech(动) verb, (不及物的动) intransitive verb, (及物的动) transitive verb, (名) noun
Matching Results
开始kāishǐto begin; beginning; to start; initial
起身qǐshēnto get up; to leave; to set forth
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey)
跳起tiàoqǐstart
吃惊chījīngto be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
开端kāiduānstart; beginning
起点qǐdiǎnstarting point
起勺qǐsháoto start (with a different wok)
起头qǐtóuto start; at first; beginning
动工dònggōngto start (a building project)
下手xiàshǒuto start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
启动qǐdòngto start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
开动kāidòngto start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating)
发动fādòngto start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
㑐shūto move; to start; to shake, name of a person
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