源起

yuánqǐ
to originate

CEDICT

to originate; to arise from

Wiktionary

开始。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 源 yuán
  1. root
  2. source
  3. origin
2 起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group

Related entries

发起 fāqǐ
  1. to originate
  2. to initiate
  3. to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. to start
  5. to propose sth (for the first time)
他發起攻擊。

He launched an attack.

Source: Tatoeba

缘起 yuánqǐ
  1. to originate
  2. origin; genesis
  3. account of the origins of an endeavor
起始 qǐshǐ to originate
发源 fāyuán
  1. to rise
  2. to originate
  3. source
  4. derivation
起源 qǐyuán
  1. origin
  2. to originate
  3. to come from
佛教起源於印度。

Buddhism had its beginnings in India.

Source: Tatoeba