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发起

fā qǐ

to initiate

Usage note

发起表示开始做某事或提出倡议。

fā qǐ biǎo shì kāi shǐ zuò mǒu shì huò tí chū chàng yì。

发起 means to start something or launch an initiative.

Context note

发起常用于活动、请求和计划。

fā qǐ cháng yòng yú huó dòng 、 qǐng qiú hé jì huà。

It is often used with activities, requests, and plans.

5 examples

他们发起了活动。
tā men fā qǐ le huó dòng。
They launched an event.
发起了讨论。
tā fā qǐ le tǎo lùn。
He initiated the discussion.
学校发起了比赛。
xué xiào fā qǐ le bǐ sài。
The school launched a competition.
我们发起一个新计划。
wǒ men fā qǐ yí gè xīn jì huà。
We are launching a new plan.
谁来发起
shuí lái fā qǐ?
Who will initiate it?

5 mini stories

老师发起了读书活动。
lǎo shī fā qǐ le dú shū huó dòng。
The teacher launched a reading campaign.
发起讨论,大家都参加了。
tā fā qǐ tǎo lùn, dà jiā dōu cān jiā le。
He initiated the discussion, and everyone joined.
学校发起了环保行动。
xué xiào fā qǐ le huán bǎo xíng dòng。
The school launched an environmental action.
他们发起了新的想法。
tā men fā qǐ le xīn de xiǎng fǎ。
They initiated a new idea.
发起活动需要大家支持。
fā qǐ huó dòng xū yào dà jiā zhī chí。
Launching an activity needs everyone's support.

Mini dialogue

发起活动

A
我们班要发起一个环保活动。
Wǒmen bān yào fāqǐ yī gè huánbǎo huódòng.
Our class is going to initiate an environmental activity.
B
太好了,我可以帮忙发起邀请。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ kěyǐ bāngmáng fāqǐ yāoqǐng.
Great, I can help initiate the invitations.

发起讨论

A
谁想发起今天的讨论?
Shéi xiǎng fāqǐ jīntiān de tǎolùn?
Who wants to initiate today's discussion?
B
我来发起吧,我有一个新想法。
Wǒ lái fāqǐ ba, wǒ yǒu yī gè xīn xiǎngfǎ.
Let me initiate it, I have a new idea.

Related words and contrasts

similar
开始
kāishǐ
to start; to begin

General term for starting something.

related
组织
zǔzhī
to organize

Often used when initiating an event or group.

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