No. 634 in Vietnamese
khởi
"Khởi" means "to start," "to begin," or "to arise."
In a sentence
Học sinh vừa khởi động máy tính của mình.
The student just turned on their computer.
The word 'khởi' in this sentence is part of the verb phrase 'khởi động', which means 'to start or to initiate (a device or a process)'. This illustrates its use as a prefix denoting the beginning of an action.
Chúng tôi chuẩn bị khởi hành vào sáng sớm mai.
We are preparing to depart early tomorrow morning.
Here, 'khởi' is part of the compound verb 'khởi hành', meaning 'to set out or to depart (on a journey)'. It again signifies the initiation of an action, in this case, a journey.
Câu chuyện được khởi nguồn từ một làng nhỏ.
The story originated from a small village.
In this sentence, 'khởi' combines with 'nguồn' in 'khởi nguồn', meaning 'to originate or to start.' This shows its use to indicate the beginning or source of something.
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