首倡

shǒuchàng
to initiate

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to be the first to advocate; to initiate; to start
  2. alternative form of 首唱
  3. to be the first to advocate; to initiate; to start

Wiktionary

首先提倡。《三國演義第一》:「今天蒙塵將軍因此首倡義兵奉天從眾不世。」」。

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chàng
  1. to initiate
  2. to instigate
  3. to introduce
  4. to lead
倡始 chàngshǐ to initiate
肇始 zhàoshǐ
  1. to initiate
  2. to start
  3. the start
倡導 chàngdǎo
  1. to advocate
  2. to initiate
  3. to propose
  4. to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
倡議 chàng
  1. to suggest
  2. to initiate
  3. proposal
  4. initiative
约翰逊先生以前还倡议禁止在首都公交上饮酒,有人认为这个倡议有效减少了火车和公车上的犯罪率。

Previously, Mr Johnson also proposed banning the consumption of alcohol on public transport in the capital, which is believed to have reduced the crime rate on trains and buses.

Source: Tatoeba

啟蒙 méng
  1. to instruct the young
  2. to initiate
  3. to awake sb from ignorance
  4. to free sb from prejudice or superstition
  5. primer
  6. enlightened
  7. the Enlightenment
  8. Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
發起
  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

發軔 rèn
  1. to set (sth) afoot
  2. to initiate
  3. beginning
  4. origin
  5. commencement
倡言 chàngyán
  1. to propose
  2. to put forward (an idea)
  3. to initiate
  1. to open
  2. to start
  3. to initiate
  4. to enlighten or awaken
  5. to state
  6. to inform
門突然被 Mike 門啟了。

The door was suddenly opened by Mike.

Source: Tatoeba

引發 yǐn
  1. to lead to
  2. to trigger
  3. to initiate
  4. to cause
  5. to evoke (emotions)
自慰引发疯狂。

Masturbation leads to insanity.

Source: Tatoeba

提起
  1. to mention; to bring up
  2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
  3. to initiate (legal proceedings)
我跟湯姆提起了你。

I spoke to Tom about you.

Source: Tatoeba

  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
我起得早。

I woke up early.

Source: Tatoeba