# 起跑线 (qǐpǎoxiàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起跑线 (qǐpǎoxiàn) means “starting line”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: starting line
- Pinyin: qǐpǎoxiàn (qi3 pao3 xian4)
- Traditional: 起跑線
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 所有选手都站在起跑线上。
  Suǒyǒu xuǎnshǒu dōu zhàn zài qǐpǎoxiàn shàng.
  All the runners stood at the starting line.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [跑](https://hanziro.com/word/pao-run/) (pǎo): to run; to run away
- [线](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-line/) (xiàn): line; thread

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-pao-xian-starting-line/

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