发起 (fā qǐ) — to initiate, to launch, to start (an action or event)
Definition
发起 (fāqǐ) means to launch or initiate an action, campaign, or attack — focused on the act of starting. 起源 names the origin of something, not who started it; 倡议 is the proposal itself.
verb
to initiateto launchto start (an action or event)
Examples
- 发起。Tā men fā qǐ le yì chǎng dà guī mó jìn gōng.They launched a large-scale offensive.
- 发起。Tā fā qǐ le yí xiàng xīn de chàng yì.He initiated a new initiative.
- 发起？Shì shuí fā qǐ le zhè ge tǎo lùn?Who started this discussion?
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