khởi
Pronunciation
Northern
/xə̰ːj˧˩˧/
Central
/kʰəːj˧˩˨/
Southern
/kʰəːj˨˩˦/
Listen
to start
Verb
to start
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to start
Core Actions
To begin a particular action, process, or event, or to initiate something new that was not happening or existing before a specific point in time.
vi Họ quyết định khởi xướng một kế hoạch mới.
en They decided to start a new plan.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 起 / 起
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 起 / 起
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 起
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
起
Candidates by syllable
khởi
起
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
khói / khới / khối / khơi …
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Similar
khói / khới / khối / khơi …
Use
khởi hành / khởi nghiệp / khởi động / khởi công …
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Use
khởi hành / khởi nghiệp / khởi động / khởi công …