| 1 | 起来 | 起來 | qǐ lai | qi3 lai5 | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3 lai2] | | |
| 2 | 起 | 起 | 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 | | |
| 3 | 起义 | 起義 | qǐ yì | qi3 yi4 | to conceive a scheme; to devise a plan; uprising; insurrection; revolt | | |
| 4 | 起源 | 起源 | qǐ yuán | qi3 yuan2 | origin; to originate; to come from | | |
| 5 | 起伏 | 起伏 | qǐ fú | qi3 fu2 | to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs | | |
| 6 | 起初 | 起初 | qǐ chū | qi3 chu1 | originally; at first; at the outset | | |
| 7 | 起点 | 起點 | qǐ diǎn | qi3 dian3 | starting point | | |
| 8 | 起身 | 起身 | qǐ shēn | qi3 shen1 | to get up; to leave; to set forth | | |
| 9 | 起码 | 起碼 | qǐ mǎ | qi3 ma3 | at the minimum; at the very least | | |
| 10 | 起草 | 起草 | qǐ cǎo | qi3 cao3 | to make a draft; to draw up (plans) | | |
| 11 | 起床 | 起床 | qǐ chuáng | qi3 chuang2 | to get out of bed; to get up | | |
| 12 | 起见 | 起見 | qǐ jiàn | qi3 jian4 | motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose | | |
| 13 | 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐ fēi | qi3 fei1 | (of an aircraft) to take off | | |
| 14 | 起劲 | 起勁 | qǐ jìn | qi3 jin4 | vigorously; energetically; enthusiastically | | |
| 15 | 起步 | 起步 | qǐ bù | qi3 bu4 | to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) | | |
| 16 | 起先 | 起先 | qǐ xiān | qi3 xian1 | at first; in the beginning | | |
| 17 | 起重 | 起重 | qǐ zhòng | qi3 zhong4 | to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means | | |
| 18 | 起粟 | 起粟 | qǐ sù | qi3 su4 | to get goose bumps; to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute | | |
| 19 | 起床气 | 起床氣 | qǐ chuáng qì | qi3 chuang2 qi4 | grumpiness associated with poor sleep; irritability in the morning | | |
| 20 | 起种 | 起種 | qǐ zhǒng | qi3 zhong3 | starter (for sourdough breadmaking) | | |
| 21 | 起作用 | 起作用 | qǐ zuò yòng | qi3 zuo4 yong4 | to have an effect; to play a role; to be operative; to work; to function | | |
| 22 | 起磁 | 起磁 | qǐ cí | qi3 ci2 | magnetization; to magnetize | | |
| 23 | 起床号 | 起床號 | qǐ chuáng háo | qi3 chuang2 hao2 | reveille | | |
| 24 | 起程 | 起程 | qǐ chéng | qi3 cheng2 | to set out; to leave | | |
| 25 | 起飞弹射 | 起飛彈射 | qǐ fēi tán shè | qi3 fei1 tan2 she4 | takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier) | | |