发起

fā qǐ · fa qi

Traditional 發起

Meaning

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  1. to originate
  2. to initiate
  3. to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. to start
  5. to propose sth (for the first time)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

同(tóng)学(xué)们(men)发(fā)起(qǐ)了(le)一(yì)场(chǎng)为(wèi)山(shān)区(qū)儿(ér)童(tóng)捐(juān)书(shū)的(de)活(huó)动(dòng)。

The classmates launched a book donation activity for children in mountainous areas.

02

社(shè)区(qū)发(fā)起(qǐ)了(le)一(yí)项(xiàng)清(qīng)理(lǐ)河(hé)道(dào)的(de)志(zhì)愿(yuàn)活(huó)动(dòng)。

The community initiated a volunteer activity to clean up the river.

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