pǎo

common
verb
sports

Meaning of 起跑

起跑 means to start running (in a race); to take off from the starting line. Pronounced qǐ pǎo.

  • to start running (in a race); to take off from the starting line

Definitions & Examples

Yùn
dòng
yuán
men
dūn
zài
pǎo
shàng
 
zhǔn
bèi
pǎo
 

The athletes crouched on the starting blocks, ready to start running.

Tīng
dào
lìng
qiāng
xiǎng
 
suǒ
yǒu
xuǎn
shǒu
tóng
shí
pǎo
 

Upon hearing the starting gun, all the runners took off simultaneously.

zài
pǎo
shí
fǎn
yìng
màn
le
bàn
pāi
 

He was half a beat slow to react at the start.

Liáng
hǎo
de
pǎo
shì
yíng
duǎn
pǎo
sài
de
guān
jiàn
 

A good start is the key to winning a sprint race.