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  • 1

    v.infmloriginate; stem from

    • tā xǐ huan huā qǐ shǐ yú tóng nián qī jiān

      喜欢起始童年期间

      Her interest in flowers stems from her childhood.

    • tā de zhè ge wèn tí qǐ shǐ yú hái tóng shí dài

      这个问题起始孩童时代

      His problems began when he was a child.

  • 2

    n.at first; in the beginning

    • qǐ shǐ wǒ bù xǐ huan tā dàn hěn kuài gǎi biàn le kàn fǎ

      起始喜欢改变看法

      At first I didn't like him, but then I changed my mind.

    • qǐ shǐ wǒ bìng bù xǐ huan xué xí yǔ yán

      起始并不喜欢学习语言

      At first, I didn't like learning languages.

    • wǒ men gōng sī de xīn zī biǎo yóu yī nián jiǔ bǎi měi yuán qǐ shǐ ér shàng shēng dào liù qiān měi yuán

      我们公司薪资美元起始上升美元

      Our company has a scale of salaries that begins at $900 a year and goes up to $6,000.