起跑线

qǐ pǎo xiàn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

起跑线：指赛跑时起跑的起始线，也比喻事情或竞争的开始。

Starting line: the line where a race begins; also metaphorically the starting point of an event or competition.

通常用于体育比赛或比喻人生的起点、竞争的初始阶段。

Commonly used in sports competitions or metaphorically for the starting point of life or competition.

1 孩子们站在起跑线上，等待发令枪响。 (The children stood at the starting line, waiting for the starting gun.)
2 不要让贫穷成为你人生的起跑线。 (Don't let poverty be the starting line of your life.)
3 这场比赛，我们都在同一起跑线上。 (In this competition, we are all at the same starting line.)
4 教育公平意味着每个孩子都应该有公平的起跑线。 (Educational equity means every child should have a fair starting line.)
5 他从一个低微的起跑线出发，最终取得了巨大成功。 (He started from a humble starting line and eventually achieved great success.)
6 创业初期，公司几乎是在零起跑线上开始的。 (In the early stages of entrepreneurship, the company started almost from zero starting line.)

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