发起 fā qǐ to originateto initiateto launch (an attack, an initiative etc)to startto propose sth (for the first time) Example sentences 他向世界排名第一的选手发起了挑战。 tā xiàng shìjiè páimíng dì yī de xuǎnshǒu fāqǐle tiǎozhàn. He challenged the world number one ranked player