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起 跑 线

Level:

NHSK 789－2

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n.starting line (for a race)
- zài tóng yī qǐ pǎo xiàn shang zhǎn kāi píng děng jìng zhēng
  在同一起跑线上展开平等竞争。
  Carry out competition on an equal footing.
- sài pǎo yùn dòng yuán zài qǐ pǎo xiàn shang yī zì pái kāi
  赛跑运动员在起跑线上一字排开。
  The runners lined up at the start.
- tā chě xià le bǐ sài hào mǎ bìng xiàng qǐ pǎo xiàn hòu fāng de tōng dào zǒu qù
  他扯下了比赛号码并向起跑线后方的通道走去。
  He pulled off his race number and headed to the tunnel behind the starting line.
antonym
zhōng diǎn xiàn终点线
2
n.metalevel; standard
- sòng hái zi shàng yòu ér yuán ràng tā men yíng zài qǐ pǎo xiàn shang
  送孩子上幼儿园，让他们赢在起跑线上。
  Give your children a head start by sending them to nursery school.

common measure word
"起跑线" is often matched with measure word "条"or"道".
- 一条起跑线
  one starting line
- 一道起跑线
  one starting line

起跑线