起步
qǐ bù
Meaning
- to set out · to set in motion
- the start (of some activity)
Example sentences
空间科学还在起步阶段。
空間科學還在起步階段。
kōng jiān kē xué hái zài qǐ bù jiē duàn。
Space science is still in its infancy.
我们的乐队刚起步时，只有小城市里的小俱乐部雇我们。
我們的樂隊剛起步時，只有小城市裏的小俱樂部僱我們。
wǒ men de yuè duì gāng qǐ bù shí， zhǐ yǒu xiǎo chéng shì lǐ de xiǎo jù lè bù gù wǒ men。
When our band was just starting out, only small clubs in small towns hired us.