起步

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (起步)		起	步
simp. #(起步)		起	步

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² bou⁶
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): hi³ pu⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-pō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐbù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-pu⁴
    • Yale: chǐ-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiibuh
    • Palladius: цибу (cibu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² bou⁶
    • Yale: héi bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ pou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hi³ pu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ pʰu⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khí-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qy'po
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ³³/

Verb

起步

1. (literal) to set out
2. (automotive) to set one's car in movement; to accelerate
3. (figurative) to set in motion; to start a task or activity

   起步階段／起步阶段  ―  qǐbù jiēduàn  ―  initial stage

Derived terms

• 起步價／起步价 (qǐbùjià)