起跑
Pinyin: qǐ pǎo
Meaning:Start to run; get off the mark
Sentence: 起跑时有五个,只有三个跑完全程。Of the five starters in the race only three finished.
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起:
Pinyin: qǐ
Meaning: To rise; to raise; to get up
Radical: 走
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 起
Common words/Phrase:
起始 [qǐ shǐ] 【originate】
起来 [qǐ lái] 【stand up】
起点 [qǐ diǎn] 【starting point】
起源 [qǐ yuán] 【origin】
起诉 [qǐ sù] 【to sue】
跑:
Pinyin: páo, pǎo
Meaning: To run; to escape
Radical: 足
Stokes: 12
Traditional: 跑
Common words/Phrase:
跑车 [pǎo chē] 【sports car】
跑道 [pǎo dào] 【track】
跑龙套 [pǎo lóng tào] 【to play a small role】
跑步 [pǎo bù] 【to run】
跑马 [pǎo mǎ] 【horse race】