起点

起點

qǐdiǎn

noun HSK 6 #8,049

Meanings

The starting point - where something begins.

HSK 3

每个人的起点不一样。

Měigè rén de qǐdiǎn bùyīyàng.

Everyone's starting point is different.

HSK 4

这里是马拉松的起点。

Zhèlǐ shì mǎlāsōng de qǐdiǎn.

This is the starting point of the marathon.

HSK 5

毕业不是终点，而是新的起点。

Bìyè búshì zhōngdiǎn, érshì xīn de qǐdiǎn.

Graduation isn't the end - it's a new beginning.

usage

Opposite: 终点 (zhōngdiǎn, endpoint/destination). Together they form a natural pair: 从起点到终点 (from start to finish).

起 qǐ

点 diǎn