How to say “initiate” in Chinese
initiate, launch
“Initiate” in Chinese is 发起, fā qǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发起 is read fā qǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
On the left, 走 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发起”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发起. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次活动是谁发起的？zhècìhuódòngshìshéifāqǐdeWho started this campaign?
More words from the lesson “Create and develop”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “initiate” in Chinese?
“Initiate” in Chinese is 发起, pinyin fāqǐ.
What does 发起 mean?
发起 (fāqǐ) means “initiate, launch”.
How do you write 发起?
发起 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发起?
发起 is read fāqǐ. Tones: fā — first tone, qǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“initiate” in the lesson “Create and develop”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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