发起

發起

fāqǐ

verb HSK 6 #6,926

Meanings

1 to initiate; to launch; to start
2 to sponsor; to propose

Characters

to emit; to send out; to start

to rise; to start; to begin

To start something rising — to initiate or launch an action.

Examples

他们发起了一场募捐活动。

Tāmen fāqǐ le yī chǎng mùjuān huódòng.

They launched a fundraising campaign.

谁发起了这个项目？

Shéi fāqǐ le zhège xiàngmù?

Who initiated this project?

工人发起了罢工。

Gōngrén fāqǐ le bàgōng.

The workers launched a strike.

她在网上发起了请愿。

Tā zài wǎngshàng fāqǐ le qǐngyuàn.

She started an online petition.

Tips

usage

发起人 (fā qǐ rén) = initiator/founder. 发起 implies being the original person who starts something, often something collective like a movement, campaign, or organization.

Stroke Order

发 fā

起 qǐ