起
qǐ
rise, stand up; go up; begin
- Strokes
- 10
- Level
- HSK 1 · TOCFL Novice 1
- Frequency
- No. 65
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What 起 means
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
Words with 起
- 一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- 起来qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
- 起来qi lai(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
- 想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of; to call to mind
- 了不起liǎo bu qǐamazing; terrific; extraordinary
- 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get up
- 起诉qǐ sùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
- 起飞qǐ fēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly
- 提起tí qǐto mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise; to initiate (legal proceedings)
起 in a sentence
nǐ wèi shén me bù hé wǒ men yì qǐ lái ？
Why aren't you coming with us?
duì bù qǐ ， wǒ bù néng dài hěn jiǔ 。
I'm sorry, I can't stay long.
nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn wú liáo 。
You look bored.
wǒ gū dān de shí hòu zǒng huì xiǎng qǐ tā 。
I always think of him when I'm alone.
fù rén wǎng wǎng qiáo bù qǐ qióng rén 。
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.