起始

qǐshǐ
to originate

CEDICT

  1. at first; at the beginning; initially
  2. origin; initiation
  3. to originate; to stem from; to initiate

Wiktionary

刚开始。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 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
2 始 shǐ
  1. to begin
  2. to start
  3. then
  4. only then

Containing this entry

起始页 qǐshǐyè
起始点 qǐshǐdiǎn

Related entries

源起 yuánqǐ to originate
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
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