起跑线

Traditional form:

起跑線

Pinyin (reading):

qǐpǎoxiàn

Definitions:

• the starting line (of a race)
• scratch line (in a relay race)

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 跑 - to run, to flee, to escape
• 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 跑 - to run, to flee, to escape
• 線 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail