起頭

起头
qǐtóu
  1. to start
  2. at first
  3. beginning

CEDICT

  1. (Leizhou Min) to knit the beginning section
  2. beginning
  3. in the beginning; at first; originally
  4. to begin; to start; to commence
  5. to knit the beginning section
  6. to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example

Wiktionary

  1. 起初，開頭。如：「萬事起頭難」。《朱子語類輯略．卷八．論文》：「如此等文字，方其說起頭時，自未知後面說甚麼在。」也作「起首」。
  2. 帶頭發起。
  3. 原先。

重編國語辭典

  1. 帶頭
  2. 起初
  3. 開始
  4. 開端

維基詞典

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 頭 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=2 頭 tou suffix for nouns

Containing this entry

萬事起頭難 wànshìqǐtóunán the first step is the hardest (idiom)

Related entries

下手 xiàshǒu
  1. to start
  2. to put one's hand to
  3. to set about
  4. the seat to the right of the main guest
先下手为强，后下手遭殃。

Get them before they get us.

Source: Tatoeba

動工 dònggōng to start (a building project)
啟動 qǐdòng
  1. to start (a machine)
  2. (fig.) to set in motion
  3. to launch (an operation)
  4. to activate (a plan)
John启动了车。

John started the car.

Source: Tatoeba

發動 fādòng
  1. to start
  2. to launch
  3. to unleash
  4. to mobilize
  5. to arouse
沒有發動反擊。

No counterattack was launched.

Source: Tatoeba

開動 kāidòng
  1. to start
  2. to set in motion
  3. to move
  4. to march
  5. to dig in (eating)
  6. to tuck in (eating)
鈴聲一響，火車就開動了。

The bell rang and the train moved off.

Source: Tatoeba

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