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起HSK 1
Pinyin: qǐ
English Definition: 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
Chinese Definition:
①由躺而坐或由坐而立等：起床。起立。起居。起夜。
②离开原来的位置：起身。起运。起跑。
③开始：起始。起码(最低限度，最低的)。起步。起初。起讫。起源。
④拔出，取出：起锚。起获。
⑤领取(凭证)：起护照。
⑥由下向上，由小往大里涨：起伏。起劲。起色。
⑦发生，产生，发动，提出：起风。起腻。起敬。起疑。起义。起诉。
⑧长出：起痱子。
⑨拟定：起草。
⑩建造，建立：起房子。白手起家。
⑾群，组，批：一起(一块儿)。
⑿量词，指件，宗：一起案件。
⒀自，从：起小儿就淘气。
⒁用在动词后，表示动作的趋向：想起。掀起。兴(xīng)起。
⒂用在动词后，与“来”连用，表示动作开始：唱起来。
⒃用在动词后，常与“不”或“得”连用，表示胜任；亦表示达到某一种标准：看不起。经得起检验。
Synonym: 始
Antonyms: 止 终 伏 讫
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 走
Pictophonetic:己 indicates the sound; 走 (walk) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿺ Surround from lower left
    • 走 [ zǒu ] to walk, to run, to flee
    • 己 [ jǐ ] self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
Similar Characters: 趄 趋
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Example Words
一起HSK 2 yī qǐ in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)
引起HSK 4 yǐn qǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
发起 fā qǐ to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
对不起HSK 1 duì bu qǐ unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat)
起身 qǐ shēn to get up; to leave; to set forth
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Example Sentences
1
wǒ
我
qǐ chuáng
起床
le
了
。
I got up.
2
mā ma
妈妈
qī diǎn
七点
qǐ chuáng
起床
。
Mom wakes up at seven.
3
míng tiān
明天
wǒ
我
děi
得
zǎo qǐ
早起
。
I have to get up early tomorrow.
4
duì bu qǐ
对不起
，
dǎ rǎo
打扰
le
了
。
Sorry to bother you.
5
shàng wǔ
上午
qī diǎn zhōng
七点钟
qǐ chuáng
起床
。
I get up at 7 o'clock in the morning.
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