起 qǐ

rise, stand up; go up; begin

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DEFINITIONS

起 qǐ
  • 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

STROKES

起 stroke order diagram
起 stroke order animation

WORDS

对不起 duì bu qǐ
HSK 1
unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat)
一起 yī qǐ
HSK 2
in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)
起床 qǐ chuáng
HSK 2
to get out of bed; to get up
起来 qǐ lai
HSK 3
to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3 lai2]
起来 qi lai
HSK 3
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3 lai5]
起飞 qǐ fēi
HSK 3
(of an aircraft) to take off
引起 yǐn qǐ
HSK 4
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ
HSK 5
amazing; terrific; extraordinary
看不起 kàn bu qǐ
HSK 5
to look down upon; to despise
起码 qǐ mǎ
HSK 6
at the minimum; at the very least
起初 qǐ chū
HSK 6
originally; at first; at the outset
起源 qǐ yuán
HSK 6
origin; to originate; to come from
起草 qǐ cǎo
HSK 6
to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
起伏 qǐ fú
HSK 6
to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
掀起 xiān qǐ
HSK 6
to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)
起哄 qǐ hòng
HSK 6
to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance
想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall; to think of; to call to mind
起诉 qǐ sù to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
看起来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
提起 tí qǐ to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
起立 qǐ lì to stand; Stand up!
挑起 tiǎo qǐ to provoke; to stir up; to incite
升起 shēng qǐ to raise; to hoist; to rise
举起 jǔ qǐ to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold
发起 fā qǐ to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
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