起
Meaning
qǐ qi3
- to rise
- to raise
- to get up
- to set out
- to start
- to appear
- to launch
- to initiate (action)
- to draft
- to establish
- to get (from a depot or counter)
- verb suffix, to start
- starting from (a time, place, price etc)
- classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
- classifier for groups: batch, group
Example sentences
- You don't get up as early as your sister.
- Did you actually see the accident?
- I haven't seen her since then.
- I haven't seen him since then.
HSK words with 起 · 24 of 44
- 起来qǐlaito stand up
- 一起yīqǐin the same place
- 对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
- 想起xiǎngqǐto recall
- 起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft) to take off
- 看起来kànqǐlaiseemingly
- 引起yǐnqǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 了不起liǎobuqǐamazing
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down upon
- 提起tíqǐto mention
- 起码qǐmǎat the minimum
- 起到qǐdào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起诉qǐsùto sue
- 发起fāqǐto originate
- 起点qǐdiǎnstarting point
- 看得起kàndeqǐto show respect for
- 响起xiǎngqǐ(of a sound) to come forth
- 掀起xiānqǐto lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 起步qǐbùto set out
- 起初qǐchūoriginally
- 崛起juéqǐto rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 起草qǐcǎoto make a draft
- 起伏qǐfúto move up and down