起跑

Traditional form:

起跑

Pinyin (reading):

qǐpǎo

Definitions:

• to start running
• the start of a race

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 跑 - to run, to flee, to escape

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 跑 - to run, to flee, to escape