khởi xướng
Pronunciation
Northern
/xə̰ːj˧˩˧ sɨəŋ˧˥/
Central
/kʰəːj˧˩˨ sɨə̰ŋ˩˧/
Southern
/kʰəːj˨˩˦ sɨəŋ˧˥/
Listen
initiate
Verb
initiate
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2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
initiate Core Actions
To take the initiative and lead others to join in an activity.
vi Cô ấy là người đã khởi xướng phong trào bảo vệ môi trường này.
en She is the person who initiated this environmental protection movement.
Parts
khởi / xướng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 起唱 …
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Parts
khởi / xướng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 起唱 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 起唱
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
起唱
Candidates by syllable
khởi
起
xướng
唱（倡）
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
phát đoan / khai mào / hát xướng / hợp xướng …
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Similar
phát đoan / khai mào / hát xướng / hợp xướng …
Use
khởi hành / khởi nghiệp / khởi động / khởi công …
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Use
khởi hành / khởi nghiệp / khởi động / khởi công …