起點

See also: 起点

Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up
point; dot; (decimal) point
point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
 
trad. (起點) 起 點
simp. (起点) 起 点

Etymology

First attested in 格致汇编. It was considered as a wasei kango from Japanese 起点:

1904 November 29, “說學”, in Shun Pao, 論說:
及考其所學何如，則華文固一無所知，即年來所習之和文，亦只以國腦、國粹、起點、內容、個人、廣告、視線、社會、影響、單簡、進步、國民、目的、腦筋、學界、商界、舞臺、慘劇諸詞頭，填砌滿紙，不倫不類，似通非通……
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Pronunciation

Noun

起點

  1. starting point
  2. (sports) starting line

Synonyms

  • (starting point):

Derived terms

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