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

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: /çi³¹ 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

(literal) to set out
(automotive) to set one's car in movement; to accelerate
(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)

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